Skip to content
Stockfilm logo
Search
Home / Clips / ...
Skip to content
Stockfilm logo
Search
Home/Browse/Lagos Nigeria-1969: Elephant Roaming Grass Savanna

Lagos Nigeria-1969: Elephant Roaming Grass Savanna

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
Boards
Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Elephant Roaming Grass Savanna — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a large elephant with prominent tusks walking through a grassy savanna. The elephant moves steadily from right to left across the frame, its silhouette standing out against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. The scene is framed by dark vertical borders, characteristic of old film, with visible grain and slight color fading typical of 1960s amateur footage. The distant treeline and natural setting evoke a sense of wildlife observation in a classic African landscape.

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
122665342

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.

Open Clip Documentation RecordRequest source information

Topics & Keywords

  • elephant
  • grass
  • clouds
  • blue
  • tusks
  • roaming
  • nature
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • 1969 Nigeria elephant footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • African savanna
  • wildlife documentary
  • retro home movie
  • 8mm archival footage
  • elephant roaming
  • classic film
  • nostalgic nature clip
  • old film grain
  • African wildlife
  • 1960s home movie
  • vintage elephant footage
  • 8mm film
  • 8mm footage
  • nature documentary
  • historical footage
  • old film
  • retro wildlife
  • vintage 1969 footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archival wildlife sequences needing Nigerian 8mm home-movie footage of an elephant moving through open grassland.
Period detail
The 8mm frame edges, soft color, grain, and faded exposure support a late-1960s amateur travel-film look tied to the provided 1969 Lagos metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot wildlife-observation feel, with the camera holding on the elephant as it walks past rather than staging or directing action.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a tusked elephant, tall grass, a low treeline, pale blue sky, scattered clouds, and dark vertical film-frame borders.
Film character
The footage carries visible grain, soft focus, muted color, slight underexposure on the animal, and handheld 8mm framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transitional beat in a sequence about African landscapes or archival journeys.
Historical context
The scene visually documents a large elephant in open grassland within the provided Lagos, Nigeria, 1969 home-movie context without confirming a specific reserve or event.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location permissions, and wildlife-context sensitivities for the intended use.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1969 Lagos Nigeria 8mm elephant footage, vintage African savanna home movie, tusked elephant grassland, and archival wildlife travel film.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 material, then broader vintage wildlife and African grassland footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant in tall grass with a low treeline and pale cloudy sky.
A tusked elephant is seen in tall grass, partly silhouetted against sky and distant trees.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame of a tusked elephant moving through grassland beneath a cloudy pale blue sky.
The elephant moves through open grassland, with its tusk visible near the right frame edge.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria home-movie frame showing a large elephant in grass, with dark film borders and faded color.
A large elephant passes through tall grass, framed by the dark edges of the 8mm film image.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame of an elephant partly turned in grassy savanna, with treeline and clouds behind.
The elephant appears farther across the grassland, set against a low treeline and pale sky.

Visually Similar Clips

← Previous in archiveLagos Nigeria-1969: An Elephant Walks Quietly After A Morning ShowerNext in archive →Lagos Nigeria-1969: A Giraffe Stands Among Tall Trees in the African Savannah
Stockfilm logo

Real 8mm and Super 8 home movies restored for documentary, agency, museum, and production work. Preserving family film since 2015, and built to stay online for the next hundred years.

Archive Updates

New collections, notable finds, and licensing notes from the Stockfilm archive.

Explore

  • Browse
  • Curated Collections
  • Top 100 Clips
  • Comedies
  • Archive Index

By Decade

  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s

License

  • Licensing Guide
  • Marketplaces
  • Compare Sources
  • Request Footage
  • AI Training Data
  • FAQ

Create

  • AI Clip Analyzer
  • Rough Cut Builder
  • Footage Brief
  • Project Boards
  • Filmmaker Tools
  • Documentary Grant

For Professionals

  • For Archival Producers
  • APA Member Benefit
  • Archive Integrity
  • Visual Memory Index
  • Archive Methodology
  • Licensing Guide
  • Submit a Production Brief
  • Contact Stockfilm

Learn

  • TimeFly: A Fly Brain Watches 1963
  • Blog
  • Visual Memory Index
  • Case Studies
  • Resources & Guides
  • How We Preserve

About

  • About Us
  • The 100-Year Commitment
  • Partner Program
  • Contact
  • Careers

Follow

FacebookXLinkedInYouTube
© 2026 StockfilmFor AI AgentsDigital DeliveryReturns & RefundsPrivacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsCompliance

Discover Related Footage

Same Era, Different Location

1960s footage from around the world

Pretoria South Africa-1969: A Zebra Grazing in a Grass FieldPretoria South Africa-1969: A Zebra Grazing in a Grass Field1969 · Pretoria, South AfricaPretoria South Africa-1969: Zebra Grazing And Wildebeest In SavannaPretoria South Africa-1969: Zebra Grazing And Wildebeest In Savanna1969 · Pretoria, South AfricaPretoria South Africa-1969: Wildebeest Grazing In Savanna From Vehicle WindowPretoria South Africa-1969: Wildebeest Grazing In Savanna From Vehicle Window1969 · Pretoria, South AfricaPretoria South Africa-1969: Wildebeest Walking Across Savanna In Vintage 8mm FootagePretoria South Africa-1969: Wildebeest Walking Across Savanna In Vintage 8mm Footage1969 · Pretoria, South Africa

Most Similar Clips

1960s footage also from Nigeria

Lagos Nigeria-1969: Hyena Carries Bone in GrasslandLagos Nigeria-1969: Hyena Carries Bone in Grassland1969 · Lagos, Nigeria1969: A Gazelle in Africa Twitches Its Ear and Walks Away Nigeria1969: A Gazelle in Africa Twitches Its Ear and Walks Away Nigeria1969 · NigeriaNigeria-1969: Fisherman Standing In Boat With Giant Fish On A Sunny DayNigeria-1969: Fisherman Standing In Boat With Giant Fish On A Sunny Day1969 · NigeriaNigeria-1969: Man Sitting On Boat Drinking From Brown Bottle Looks BackNigeria-1969: Man Sitting On Boat Drinking From Brown Bottle Looks Back1969 · Nigeria

You May Also Like

Clips with similar subjects and themes

1958: Two Young Boys Fighting and a Little Girl Crying Trying to Intervene1958: Two Young Boys Fighting and a Little Girl Crying Trying to Intervene1958 · Nebraska, United States1950: Man Driving Car from Home Saying Bye to Wife1950: Man Driving Car from Home Saying Bye to Wife1950 · New York, United States1959: Father and Son Dancing in Shorts California1959: Father and Son Dancing in Shorts California1959 · California, United States1969: Looking Out the Window of a Car Across Empty Fields Along the Roadsides1969: Looking Out the Window of a Car Across Empty Fields Along the Roadsides1969 · Nebraska, United States