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Cape Town South Africa-1969: A Herd Of Elephants Looking For Food Amid Summer

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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A Herd Of Elephants Looking For Food Amid Summer — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 shows a herd of three elephants foraging in a dry, arid landscape under a bright blue sky. The elephants, with visible tusks, walk slowly across a barren hillside scattered with dried brush and dead trees, likely searching for food during a drought. The image has a distinct Super 8 color palette with saturated blue skies and earthy tones, framed by dark borders suggesting a home movie origin. The grainy texture and slight camera shake add to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this archival wildlife moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122671004

Rights & Clearance

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 (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
Cape Town, South Africa 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

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Topics & Keywords

  • elephants
  • herd
  • summer
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  • 1969
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  • Cape Town South Africa
  • elephants in drought
  • wildlife documentary footage
  • Super 8 home movie
  • African savanna
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  • archival elephant footage
  • 1960s wildlife
  • dry landscape
  • animal migration
  • nature documentary
  • retro film
  • historical footage
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  • 8mm film
  • African wildlife
  • vintage nature footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archival wildlife requests needing 8mm footage of elephants foraging in a dry South African landscape.
Period detail
The saturated color, rounded frame edges, and 8mm home-movie framing support a late-1960s amateur travel or wildlife filming context.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 8mm footage from South Africa shows three elephants with tusks on sparse, dry terrain beneath a bright blue sky.
Three elephants move across a dry, brush-strewn landscape with visible tusks and film-frame borders.

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