Pretoria South Africa-1969: Elephant Standing In Tall Grass On A Clear Sunny Day

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

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Elephant Standing In Tall Grass On A Clear Sunny Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Pretoria, South Africa, in 1969 captures a majestic elephant standing in tall grass and browsing on leaves from a bush. The elephant, with prominent white tusks, is framed by dense green foliage and a grassy hillside under bright daylight. The image exhibits classic 8mm film characteristics: soft focus, natural color degradation, and visible film grain, with dark vertical borders suggesting a projected or scanned home movie. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife during the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122667430

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife or travel-documentary requests needing authentic 8mm footage of an elephant in a South African bush setting.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm-era color, soft focus, gate borders, and home-movie framing consistent with the supplied 1969 Pretoria metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The elephant is filmed from a distant observer's position, giving the scene an unstaged visitor-recorded quality rather than a controlled wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant with white tusks, tall dry grass, dense green shrubs, a darker bush shape, trees, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, and dark projected-frame edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel cutaway, memory beat, or quiet transition within a sequence about South Africa or African animals.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for mid-century tourist or amateur wildlife filming near Pretoria without identifying a specific park or event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 South Africa 8mm elephant footage, Pretoria wildlife home movie, African elephant in tall grass, and vintage safari-style travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Pretoria or 1969 South Africa footage, then broader 1960s wildlife and travel-home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Pretoria 8mm frame showing an elephant with white tusks partly surrounded by tall grass and green bush. — An elephant stands in tall grass near dense foliage, its tusks visible against the darker bush.

1969 Pretoria home-movie frame of a tusked elephant standing near leafy shrubs in a grassy wildlife setting. — The elephant faces toward the camera while standing close to a leafy bush in tall grass.

1969 Pretoria 8mm frame with a tusked elephant partly hidden by brush and surrounded by tall grass. — The elephant moves or turns slightly behind the shrubs, with its tusks still visible through the foliage.

1969 Pretoria home-movie frame showing a tusked elephant beside dense foliage, apparently browsing in tall grass. — The elephant stands close to the bush, appearing to browse among the leaves and grass.

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