Laguna Hills California USA-1971: Safari Vehicle Passes Elephant Herd at Park

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLaguna Hills, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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Safari Vehicle Passes Elephant Herd at Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a zebra-striped safari vehicle at a wildlife park in Laguna Hills, California. The vehicle, marked with a 'Lion Country Safari' sign, drives past a herd of elephants under a bright sky. Palm trees dot the arid landscape as the camera follows the vehicle's movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a classic American roadside attraction. The footage features natural film grain and the characteristic color palette of 1970s home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123058813

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Laguna Hills, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Useful for 1970s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot footage of a California wildlife park safari vehicle and elephants.
Period detail: The zebra-striped park vehicle, 8mm color palette, palm-lined dry grounds, and 1971 metadata place the scene in an early-1970s roadside wildlife attraction context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, following the safari vehicle and elephants from a moving or handheld camera rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a zebra-striped vehicle, Lion Country Safari sign, elephants, palm trees, dry park grounds, roadway, bright sky, and contact-sheet film borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and warm faded color that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for 1970s leisure travel, roadside attractions, or zoo and wildlife-park sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a drive-through safari-style attraction where visitors encountered large animals from vehicles in a landscaped California setting.
Research note: The Lion Country Safari sign and possible visitors require brand and likeness review; copyright, trademark, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 8mm Laguna Hills Lion Country Safari, zebra-striped safari vehicle, elephants at wildlife park, and 1970s California home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1971 Laguna Hills park scenes, then broader 1970s wildlife parks, roadside attractions, or family travel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Laguna Hills home-movie frame showing a zebra-striped safari vehicle with a Lion Country Safari sign under a bright sky. — Zebra-striped Lion Country Safari vehicle crosses the park landscape.

1971 Laguna Hills frame showing a zebra-striped Lion Country Safari vehicle near elephants on dry park grounds. — Safari vehicle passes a group of elephants in the park.

Soft 1971 home-movie frame of elephants near a road at Lion Country Safari in Laguna Hills, with palms in the background. — Elephants stand near the roadside as the handheld camera shifts.

1971 Laguna Hills frame showing an elephant near zebra-striped safari vehicles at the wildlife park. — An elephant stands close to the zebra-striped park vehicles.

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