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Lagos Nigeria-1969: A Giraffe Stands Among Tall Trees in the African Savannah

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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A Giraffe Stands Among Tall Trees in the African Savannah — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a giraffe standing among dense acacia trees in the African savannah. The film shows the giraffe browsing foliage, its long neck and distinctive spotted coat visible through the green canopy. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural camera movement, offering an authentic glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat during the late 1960s. The scene is framed by dark borders, typical of old film reels, enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality.

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
122665360

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, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a brief giraffe cutaway in a Nigerian home-movie context.
Period detail
The visible clues are mainly the 8mm frame edges, color fading, and handheld wildlife framing, with the 1969 Lagos, Nigeria context supported by clip metadata rather than landmarks.
Home-movie behavior
The camera observes from a distance as the giraffe browses among trees, giving the scene the quiet, unstaged feel of travel or field-shot home-movie footage.
What appears in frame
A giraffe, dense green acacia-like trees, open savannah beyond, pale sky, dark film borders, and soft handheld framing are visible across the four stills.
Film character
The clip has visible 8mm grain, muted color, slight softness, uneven exposure, and dark gate edges that support its physical-film archive character.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, geographic transition, environmental cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a 1960s travel or nature sequence.
Historical context
The footage visually places large wildlife within a wooded savannah setting, while broader claims about conservation, tourism, or local conditions would need outside research.
Research note
No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status, source permissions, and any location or wildlife-use requirements.
Research search match
Likely matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm giraffe footage, Lagos wildlife home movie, African savannah archive clip, and vintage giraffe browsing trees.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent same-reel wildlife or travel shots, then other 1969 Lagos or Nigeria material, and finally broader 1960s African savannah animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing a giraffe partly obscured by green trees in a savannah landscape.
A giraffe stands amid dense foliage with open savannah visible beyond.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame with a giraffe seen through dense foliage, its neck and spotted coat visible.
The giraffe browses near the top of the trees, partly hidden by branches.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing the giraffe lower in the trees, with its head and body partly screened by foliage.
Branches obscure part of the giraffe as it remains within the tree cover.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame with the giraffe partly obscured by dark foliage and soft handheld motion.
The giraffe is partially concealed by trees as the shot softens with movement.

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