Pretoria South Africa-1969: Rhinoceroses in Grassy Field

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

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Rhinoceroses in Grassy Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Pretoria, South Africa, 1969, showing two rhinoceroses in a grassy field. An adult rhino stands alert with its two prominent horns, while a younger, lighter-colored rhino lies resting on the green grass. The scene is captured through a dark frame, suggesting viewing through a window or binoculars, with natural daylight illuminating the savanna landscape. The film exhibits characteristic grain and color saturation of 1960s amateur footage, offering authentic archival wildlife footage.

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: 122666991

Rights & Clearance

$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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archival requests for 1960s South African wildlife footage, especially documentary or educational sequences needing rhinoceroses filmed in an amateur 8mm context.
Period detail: The muted color, visible grain, and dark window-like framing may show late-1960s home-movie filming practices rather than a controlled wildlife production setup.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor filming quietly from behind a barrier or vehicle window as two rhinos rest and stand in open grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two rhinoceroses, one lying in grass, one standing with two horns, a broad green field, distant low hills, daylight, and dark vertical frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, modest exposure shifts, saturated greens, visible grain, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, location transition, or archival beat within a sequence on African animals or park visits.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for a 1969 South African wildlife outing, with attention on animal presence and visitor perspective rather than identifiable human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Pretoria rhino footage, vintage 8mm South Africa wildlife, home movie rhinoceroses in grass, and archival African animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Pretoria or South Africa 1969 material, then with broader vintage wildlife and safari-visit footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Pretoria home-movie frame showing a standing rhinoceros beside a lighter rhino lying in grass, seen through dark vertical framing. — A standing rhino faces a resting rhino in an open grassy field.

1969 Pretoria 8mm frame with a horned adult rhino standing near a resting lighter rhino in a broad green field. — The adult rhino stands alert while the second rhino remains low in the grass.

Vintage 8mm frame from Pretoria showing one rhino lying down while another stands close by in a grassy landscape. — The resting rhino lies in profile as the standing rhino shifts slightly nearby.

1969 Pretoria home-movie frame showing a lighter resting rhino raising its head near a standing horned rhino in open grass. — The lying rhino raises its head toward the standing animal at the end of the shot.

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