Miami Florida USA-1960: Person In Traditional African Costume Holding Shield And Elephants Passing

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationMiami, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Miami Florida

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Person In Traditional African Costume Holding Shield And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a person in traditional African ceremonial attire, including a feathered headdress and a large shield with red, white, and yellow patterns, holding a staff. The scene transitions to a passing view of two elephants in a naturalistic setting, likely a zoo or wildlife enclosure, with trees and a dirt path visible. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a rare glimpse of cultural performance and wildlife from the era.

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: 123627040

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
Date: 1960 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: Miami, Florida, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Florida home-movie requests needing a brief zoo or attraction scene with costumed performance detail and elephants for documentary or educational context.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century visitor attraction setting, with 8mm color footage, ceremonial-style costume, painted shield, staff, palms, paths, and elephants visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot perspective, moving from a costumed performer or display figure to elephants seen from a casual public viewing distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a feathered headdress, patterned shield, staff, palm foliage, paved or dirt paths, two elephants, grass, and dark film frame edges.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, saturated color shifts, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat connecting cultural performance imagery with zoo or wildlife-viewing scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects a 1960 home-movie view of staged cultural display and elephants in a likely public attraction, without proving the venue or event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and cultural representation review may be needed; copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960 Miami 8mm zoo elephants, vintage Florida attraction home movie, costumed performer with shield, and mid-century wildlife enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Miami 1960 footage, then broader 1960s zoo, attraction, performance, or elephant material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Miami 8mm frame showing a costumed person with a feathered headdress, staff, and red, white, and yellow shield near palms. — Costumed figure with shield and staff beside tropical foliage.

1960 Miami home-movie frame with a costumed figure partly visible behind a large painted shield amid dark palm foliage. — Partly framed costumed figure holding a painted shield.

1960 Miami 8mm frame showing a closer visitor view of a costumed person with shield, staff, feathered headdress, and palm leaves. — Closer view of the shield, headdress, and staff.

1960 Miami 8mm frame showing two elephants beyond a path in a grassy zoo or wildlife enclosure setting with trees and film-edge shadow. — Two elephants seen from a visitor distance across a path.

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