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Lagos Nigeria-1969: An Elephant Grazes On Grass

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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An Elephant Grazes On Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic African elephant grazing in a sunlit savanna. The elephant, a large gray mammal with prominent white tusks, moves slowly through tall grass under a partly cloudy sky. Sparse acacia trees dot the landscape, and the film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and dark vignette borders typical of Super 8 footage. The elephant’s trunk sways as it feeds, offering a serene glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122664823

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel record not linked for this clip
Date
1969 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Lagos, Nigeria Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s wildlife or West Africa archive requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of an elephant grazing in open grassland.
Period detail
The 8mm color stock, soft focus, vignetting, and dated metadata support a late-1960s home-movie look, with no visible built landmarks to verify place.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot wildlife-viewing perspective, observing the elephant steadily from a distance rather than staging action for the camera.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant feeding in tall grass near scattered trees under a cloudy sky.
A tusked elephant stands in grassland with sparse trees on the horizon.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with an elephant in profile, one white tusk visible, grazing beside sparse savanna trees.
The elephant moves slowly through grass with a tree line behind it.

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