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Cape Town South Africa-1969: Family of Elephants Foraging in Dry Grasslands

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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Family of Elephants Foraging in Dry Grasslands — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures a family of African elephants in their natural habitat. The grainy, color-bleached film shows several elephants, including adults with prominent tusks and a smaller calf, moving through dry grasslands dotted with sparse bushes. The elephants are seen foraging and walking across the arid landscape under a pale sky, viewed through a slightly obstructed frame that enhances the authentic, personal feel of a classic family vacation recording. The footage exhibits natural film grain and subtle color shifts typical of 1960s amateur cinematography.

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
122673120

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

  • dried grass bush lands
  • elephants
  • family
  • eating
  • baby
  • adults
  • tusks
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • SOUTH africa michigan
  • 1969
  • 1969 family vacation footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • South Africa wildlife
  • African elephant herd
  • 8mm home movie
  • archival elephant footage
  • classic safari film
  • retro wildlife documentary
  • 1960s home movie
  • family elephant outing
  • dry savanna landscape
  • tusks and baby elephant
  • vintage film grain
  • old family footage
  • nostalgic wildlife clip
  • 8mm film archive
  • African wildlife 1969
  • vintage safari footage
  • home movie elephants
  • classic 1960s film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archive requests needing visitor-shot African wildlife footage, especially elephant family behavior for documentary, education, or memory-sequence edits.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Cape Town home-movie frame showing elephants foraging in dry grassland with thorny brush and soft 8mm color.
Elephants forage among dry grass and sparse brush.

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