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Cape Town South Africa-1969: Young Elephant in Dry Landscape

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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Young Elephant in Dry Landscape — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures a young elephant standing in a dry, dusty landscape. The elephant, with small white tusks, is seen in a naturalistic setting, possibly a wildlife enclosure or reserve, with sparse vegetation and earthy tones dominating the scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, viewed through a dark frame border suggesting a window or vehicle view. The elephant remains mostly stationary, occasionally shifting its weight and lifting its trunk, offering a quiet, candid moment of wildlife in a mid-century African setting.

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
122672955

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archival wildlife requests needing a brief Cape Town-area elephant cutaway for documentary, education, or contextual natural-history editing.

Still Frames From This Clip

Young elephant with short pale tusks stands in a dry Cape Town-area landscape in 1969 home-movie footage.
A young elephant stands near eroded dry ground, framed by dark vertical edges.

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