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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Men Carrying 2 By 4 Planks Towards Outdoor Shed On A Sunny Day

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Men Carrying 2 By 4 Planks Towards Outdoor Shed On A... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a sunny day in a rural African setting. Two men in light-colored shirts and dark trousers carry long wooden planks toward a makeshift outdoor shed constructed from dark fabric and supported by poles. A second structure with a green corrugated roof stands nearby under the shade of acacia trees. The scene unfolds in natural daylight with a bright blue sky and scattered clouds, showcasing the rustic construction activity in a grassy clearing. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century Nigerian life and manual labor.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122665860

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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

  • people
  • outdoors
  • objects
  • weather
  • construction
  • men
  • carrying
  • planks
  • outdoor
  • sunny
  • day
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • 1969 Nigeria
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 footage
  • Nigerian rural life
  • outdoor construction
  • men carrying planks
  • makeshift shelter
  • acacia trees
  • sunny day
  • archival film
  • retro footage
  • classic film
  • documentary footage
  • historical footage
  • 8mm film
  • outdoor labor
  • African village
  • 1960s Nigeria
  • nostalgic footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for requests needing 1960s Lagos 8mm footage of outdoor manual construction activity, rural-edge work scenes, or everyday labor cutaways for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail
The 1969 date and Lagos location are metadata-supported, while the visible clues are simple plank structures, corrugated roofing, open grass, and clothing consistent with informal outdoor work.
Home-movie behavior
The handheld view observes people moving through a shaded clearing without staging, preserving a brief home-movie record of practical labor and movement around temporary structures.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two or more adults, long wooden planks, a dark upright wall or shed panel, a low green corrugated roof, grass, tree trunks, acacia-like branches, and bright sky.
Film character
The 8mm scan has saturated color, soft focus, dense shadows, frame-edge vignetting, and handheld exposure shifts that give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or establishing cutaway for construction, outdoor labor, Nigerian home-movie material, or everyday work in the late 1960s.
Historical context
The scene visually documents people handling building materials in an outdoor Lagos setting, but it should not be used to imply a specific project, institution, or event without further research.
Research note
People are visible and may be identifiable only in limited detail, so likeness and contextual-use review is advised separately from copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match
Likely researcher searches include 1969 Lagos 8mm construction, Nigeria home movie outdoor labor, men carrying planks, rural shed building, and West Africa vintage footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Lagos 1969 material, and then with broader themes of construction, outdoor labor, rural settlements, or everyday Nigerian life.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing adults near a dark upright shed panel, a low green corrugated roof, grass, and shade trees.
Adults gather near a temporary shed structure in a grassy, tree-shaded clearing.
1969 Lagos frame with several adults beside a dark shed panel, low roofed structure, grass, trees, and bright sky.
Several adults move around the shed area beneath tall trees and open sky.
1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing two adults beside a dark shed panel, with a low roofed structure, grass, and trees visible.
Two adults pause beside the dark panel while the low roofed structure sits nearby.
1969 Lagos frame showing two adults handling a long plank near a dark shed panel, with grass, trees, and a low roofed structure nearby.
Two adults handle a long plank near the shed in the sunlit clearing.

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