Pretoria South Africa-1969: Wild Rhino Standing In The Open Grassy Plains

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationPretoria, South Africa
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 South Africa

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Wild Rhino Standing In The Open Grassy Plains — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Pretoria, South Africa, in 1969 captures a wild rhinoceros standing in a vast, grassy plain. The large mammal, with its characteristic horns and thick grey hide, is seen grazing or resting in the open savanna under a clear sky. The shot is framed by dark borders, suggesting it was filmed through a vehicle window or viewfinder, with a distant treeline and rolling hills visible in the background. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic look of mid-century amateur archival footage, offering a nostalgic glimpse of African wildlife.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122666945

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$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Pretoria, South Africa Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial or documentary requests needing African wildlife footage with a rhinoceros seen in open grassland near Pretoria.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, soft color, and handheld framing support a late-1960s home-movie feel, with the 1969 Pretoria setting supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of a visitor-shot wildlife sighting, observing the rhino from a fixed or vehicle-like vantage point rather than a staged setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rhinoceros with prominent horns, open grassy plain, distant treeline, low hills, pale sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip shows 8mm grain, muted color, slight softness, and uneven frame edges that give the wildlife view a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition into archival material about African landscapes or animal observation.
Historical context: The scene records a mid-century tourist or amateur view of a rhinoceros in open grassland without showing people, buildings, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any wildlife-location access issues should still be checked before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm South Africa rhinoceros footage, Pretoria wildlife home movie, vintage rhino on grassland, and African savanna archive clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1969 Pretoria or South Africa travel footage, then broader vintage wildlife and open grassland animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Pretoria home-movie frame showing a rhinoceros in open grassland with distant trees, hills, and dark 8mm frame borders. — A rhinoceros stands in the grassland, framed by dark film edges and a distant treeline.

The rhino remains in profile on the plain, with a pale shape partly obscured behind it.

1969 Pretoria 8mm frame showing the rhinoceros still standing in grassland, with soft color and a distant tree line across the horizon. — The rhinoceros stands in the same grassy setting as the camera holds a steady distant view.

1969 Pretoria frame showing the rhinoceros in open grass with its head angled lower, backed by distant trees and hills. — The rhino shifts subtly, lowering its head against the open grassland backdrop.

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