Miami Florida USA-1960: Two Adult Elephants By A Lake Taking The Sun And Waving

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

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Two Adult Elephants By A Lake Taking The Sun And Waving — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures two adult elephants in a sun-drenched enclosure near a small lake. The elephants walk slowly across dry grass, their trunks swaying as they move through the naturalistic habitat. The footage exhibits the characteristic color shifts and grain of Super 8 film, with a strong purple and blue tint suggesting aged color processing. Palm trees and dense foliage frame the scene, evoking a tropical atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife in a zoo-like setting. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical presentations on mid-century animal exhibits.

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: 123627222

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot zoo wildlife footage from Miami, Florida.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie color, palm-like foliage, open animal enclosure, and lake setting may show a mid-century tropical zoo habitat.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective, watching elephants slowly move and stand across a sunlit enclosure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult elephants, dry grass, a small lake or pond, palm trees, dense foliage, bright sky, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, high contrast, and strong blue-purple color shift typical of aged reversal film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, zoo visit insert, tropical transition, or brief memory beat in a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a mid-century home-movie view of large animals in a landscaped enclosure without visible staff, signage, or visitors.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but animal-location identification and property or copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm Miami elephant footage, vintage zoo enclosure home movie, and mid-century wildlife by lake.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Miami 1960 material, then other vintage zoo or elephant footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Miami 8mm frame showing two adult elephants in a sunlit enclosure near water and dense tropical foliage. — Two elephants stand near the edge of a grassy enclosure by water.

Adult elephant in a Miami zoo-like enclosure, with water, palms, and shaded foliage visible in the 8mm frame. — An elephant stands near water in a tropical-looking enclosure.

Dark, backlit 8mm frame of an elephant beside a small pond in a Miami animal enclosure. — A silhouetted elephant stands beside a small pond and grassy bank.

Adult elephant facing the camera in a 1960 Miami enclosure, with pond water and tropical foliage behind it. — An elephant faces forward near pond water and trees.

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