San Francisco California-1963: Herd Of Elk Grazing In Tall Grass On A Bright

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Herd Of Elk Grazing In Tall Grass On A Bright — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a herd of elk grazing in a sunlit meadow. The animals move slowly across a field of tall, dry grass with patches of green, bordered by a dark forest line. The footage shows natural behavior in a wild setting, with the elk scattered across the frame, some standing and others feeding. The image has the characteristic grain and color palette of 1960s Super 8 film, with a bright, sunny day casting soft shadows. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a natural habitat, ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or historical content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124935585

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: San Francisco, 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: 1960s 8mm wildlife footage for documentary, educational, or editorial sequences needing elk grazing in an open meadow near San Francisco metadata context.
Period detail: The frames may show a 1960s home-movie view of elk in dry grass, with no visible modern signage, vehicles, people, or identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, watching the herd from a distance as animals graze and rest without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include elk, tall dry grass, patches of green vegetation, a dark forest edge, a vertical post, distant fencing or poles, and soft film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, muted color, slight softness, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that read as period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, nature insert, transitional meadow shot, or quiet visual beat within a 1960s travel or animal sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for mid-century amateur wildlife filming, focused on animal behavior rather than a named park, event, or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and any property or wildlife-use considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 8mm elk herd grazing, vintage wildlife home movie, California meadow animals, and archival elk in tall grass.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 San Francisco or California footage, then broader 1960s wildlife and meadow scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm frame of elk scattered across tall grass near San Francisco metadata context, with a dark forest edge behind them. — A herd of elk grazes and rests in a dry meadow bordered by trees.

Elk stand and graze across a sunlit meadow in this 1963 8mm wildlife frame, with trees and a post behind them. — Several elk move slowly through the grass while others remain low or feeding.

A 1963 8mm view of elk grazing and resting in tall grass, with a distant pole and pale marker beyond the herd. — The herd remains clustered in the meadow as the camera holds from a distance.

Final 1963 8mm frame showing elk in a dry California meadow setting, with standing animals, resting animals, and trees behind. — Standing and resting elk remain visible across the meadow near the forest edge.

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