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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Wild African Elephant Turns Toward The Camera And Flaps Its Ears

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Wild African Elephant Turns Toward The Camera And Flaps... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic African elephant standing in a sunlit grassy savanna. The large male elephant, with prominent white tusks and flapping ears, turns its head toward the camera, its trunk swaying gently. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural light, with a dark border framing the shot. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat, ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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
122665223

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
Supports 1960s wildlife and travel-film requests needing brief 8mm footage of an African elephant in a grassy open landscape for documentary or educational use.
Period detail
The 8mm frame border, soft color, grain, and handheld framing support a late-1960s home-movie origin, with Lagos, Nigeria and 1969 supplied by clip metadata.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame of a tusked African elephant standing in tall grass under open sky.
A tusked elephant stands broadside in tall grass, framed by dark 8mm gate edges.

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