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Cape Town South Africa-1969: An Elephant Looking For Food In A Dry Land While A

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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An Elephant Looking For Food In A Dry Land While A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures a herd of elephants traversing a desolate, arid landscape under a deep blue sky. The elephants, including a prominent adult in the foreground, walk slowly across dry, debris-strewn ground littered with dead branches and sparse, leafless shrubs. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly faded quality, with dark vertical borders framing the shot. The scene conveys a sense of struggle and survival in a harsh, drought-stricken environment.

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
122671827

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

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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

  • elephant
  • wilderness
  • harsh
  • survive
  • hungry
  • dry
  • food
  • land
  • group
  • elephants
  • walking
  • background
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • SOUTH africa michigan
  • 1969
  • 1969 vintage film
  • Cape Town South Africa
  • 8mm home movie
  • elephants in drought
  • dry landscape
  • wildlife documentary
  • archival footage
  • Super 8 grain
  • vintage wildlife
  • African savanna
  • animal survival
  • historical footage
  • retro film
  • nature documentary
  • old film
  • nostalgic footage
  • 8mm film
  • vintage animals
  • classic footage
  • documentary footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archive requests needing African wildlife, drought landscape, or travel home-movie cutaways for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing elephants in a dry, branch-strewn landscape under a blue sky.
Elephants cross an arid, debris-strewn landscape in a vintage home-movie frame.

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