Cape Town South Africa-1969: Three Elephants Standing in Arid Field

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

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Three Elephants Standing in Arid Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures three majestic African elephants standing in an arid, sun-baked field under a bright blue sky. The elephants, with visible tusks, are positioned on dry, dusty ground scattered with sparse, broken vegetation. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: noticeable grain, slightly faded color saturation with a distinct blue cast, and soft focus. The scene is framed by dark borders, suggesting viewing through a projector or vintage camera. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife in 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: 122671213

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: 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

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 1960s wildlife or travel-documentary requests needing brief 8mm views of African elephants in a dry open landscape.
Period detail: The metadata dates the footage to 1969, while the frames show tusked elephants, sparse brush, dry ground, blue sky, and an amateur-film field composition.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor-shot wildlife observation, with the camera holding on elephants rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three elephants, tusks, dry scrub, broken branches, dusty ground, blue sky, dark film borders, and soft horizon vegetation.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft focus, slight color fading, blue cast, gate borders, and minor frame variation across the brief shot.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or quiet transition within 1960s Africa, safari, conservation, or home-movie sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a late-1960s tourist or amateur view of elephants in an arid setting without showing people, vehicles, buildings, or landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm source copyright, location context, and any wildlife-use requirements.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 8mm elephants South Africa, vintage wildlife home movie, African elephants arid field, and Cape Town travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel South Africa material, then other 1969 Cape Town or regional travel shots, then broader vintage elephant or wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing three elephants in an arid field with tusks, scrub, and dark film borders. — Three elephants stand among dry brush in a sunlit arid field.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame with two elephants close together and a third partly turned away in dry scrubland. — Two elephants stand close together while another faces away across the field.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing three elephants in a dusty, sparsely vegetated field with visible film grain. — The elephants hold position in the arid field as the camera stays wide.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of elephants spread across an arid field, with dark gate borders and faded color. — Three elephants remain spread across the dry field near low brush.

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