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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Elephant Walks Through Savanna Grassland

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Elephant Walks Through Savanna Grassland — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic African elephant walking through a sunlit grassy savanna. The elephant, with its large ears and prominent white tusks, moves steadily across the frame, its wrinkled gray skin detailed against the green field. The shot is framed by dark borders, characteristic of old film, with natural film grain and slightly faded colors. The camera remains steady, offering a clear view of the animal in its natural habitat, evoking a sense of historical wildlife observation.

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
122665260

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
1960s 8mm wildlife footage for documentary or educational edits needing an archival elephant-in-grassland scene from Nigeria.
Period detail
The scan may show late-1960s home-movie color, with dark frame edges and soft exposure consistent with small-gauge film.
Home-movie behavior
The steady framing suggests a traveler or observer filming an elephant from a fixed vantage point rather than a staged wildlife setup.
What appears in frame
An African elephant with large ears and white tusks walks through tall green grass beneath a pale sky and distant tree line.
Film character
Visible grain, faded color, gate edges and slight softness give the brief shot a clear 8mm archival texture.
Edit role
Use as a wildlife insert, geographic cutaway, travel-memory beat or quiet transition within a sequence about animals or West African travel.
Historical context
The clip offers a visitor-shot view of an elephant in open grassland, with Lagos and 1969 supported by the supplied metadata.
Research note
No people, logos or private property are visible, but copyright status and location-specific wildlife context still require normal archive review.
Research search match
Useful for searches such as 1969 Nigeria 8mm elephant, Lagos wildlife home movie, African elephant savanna archival footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s wildlife and savanna scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing an elephant moving through tall savanna grass with its tusks and large ear visible.
An elephant walks across tall grass, seen through dark 8mm frame edges.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with a side view of an elephant walking through grass under a pale sky.
The elephant continues across the grassland in a side profile view.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing the elephant closer in the frame, walking through sunlit grass.
A closer view shows the elephant's ear, tusks and trunk against the grassy field.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of an elephant walking through open grassland with a distant tree line behind it.
The elephant moves steadily through the grass near the end of the short shot.

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