Cape Town South Africa-1969: Wild Elephants Grazing On Dry Plain In Herd During

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 South Africa

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Wild Elephants Grazing On Dry Plain In Herd During — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures a herd of wild elephants grazing on a parched, dry plain under a deep blue sky. The grainy, color-graded film shows three elephants in a natural savanna setting, with one prominently displaying large tusks. The scene is shot during daylight, with the elephants moving slowly across the arid landscape, their dusty grey bodies contrasting against the vibrant sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including visible grain, soft focus, and a nostalgic, authentic feel, offering a rare glimpse of African wildlife from the late 1960s.

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: 122670949

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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: Cape Town, 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 edits needing brief 8mm footage of elephants on an arid African plain.
Period detail: The frame may show late-1960s amateur color 8mm travel footage, with no visible modern infrastructure, signage, vehicles, or people.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot wildlife observation feel, holding at a distance as the elephants graze and shift slowly across the dry ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three elephants, large tusks, dry scrub, fallen branches, bare earth, a low horizon, and a clear blue sky.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that supports its physical-film origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or quiet transition within a sequence about African landscapes or animal observation.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for tourist or amateur wildlife filming in South Africa in 1969 without showing identifiable people or built landmarks.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, location accuracy, and wildlife-context claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm South Africa elephants, vintage home movie African wildlife, grazing elephant herd, and arid savanna footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Cape Town or South Africa 1969 footage, then broader vintage African wildlife or dry-plain animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing three elephants grazing on an arid plain, with one tusked elephant near the center. — Three elephants graze and stand among dry brush on open ground.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of elephants on bare, dry terrain, including a tusked animal seen side-on. — Elephants remain clustered on the plain as brush and branches fill the foreground.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing elephants grazing or standing on a parched plain under blue sky. — The herd shifts slightly while remaining spread across the dry landscape.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of three elephants in a dry open landscape, with a tusked elephant near center. — A tusked elephant stands near center as the group remains in the arid brush.

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