Khartoum Sudan-1969: Lionesses Resting on Rock Ledge

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Lionesses Resting on Rock Ledge — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 shows two lionesses resting on a sunlit rock ledge in a grassy enclosure. The grainy, slightly faded color film captures the animals in a relaxed state, with one lying in the foreground and the other further back, both gazing into the distance. The scene is framed by dark vertical borders, suggesting viewing through a window or camera viewfinder, with natural daylight illuminating the green grass and scattered rocks in the background. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a zoo setting during 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: 122682412

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: Khartoum, Sudan 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s archival requests for Sudan wildlife, zoo, or travel home-movie footage as a brief documentary or educational insert.
Period detail: The faded 8mm color, dark frame borders, and metadata-dated Khartoum setting place the scene in a late-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor filming quietly through a barrier while two lionesses rest rather than perform for the camera.
What appears in frame: Two lionesses, a broad rock ledge, patches of grass, scattered stones, bare branches, and dark vertical frame edges are visible.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, and slight gate framing give the short shot a recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition within material about Sudan, zoos, or archival animal observation.
Historical context: The footage may show a zoo or managed enclosure in Khartoum, presenting a visitor-level view of lionesses at rest without visible crowds or signage.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright and any location or animal-facility permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Khartoum 8mm lionesses, Sudan zoo home movie, vintage lion enclosure footage, and 1960s wildlife travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Khartoum material, then broader vintage zoo or lion footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum home-movie frame showing two lionesses lying on a rock ledge in a grassy enclosure. — Two lionesses rest on a low rock ledge with grass and branches in the background.

Two lionesses rest in a Khartoum enclosure, framed by dark vertical film borders and muted 8mm color. — The foreground lioness lies across the rock while a second lioness rests farther back.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame from Khartoum showing two lionesses resting on rocks in a grassy enclosure. — A lioness shifts on the ledge as another remains stretched out behind her.

Late-1960s 8mm frame of two lionesses lying on a rock ledge in the Khartoum setting described by the clip metadata. — Both lionesses remain stretched across the rock ledge within the grassy enclosure.

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