Irvine California-1974: Two Adult And Three Young Elephants Walk Over To The

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIrvine, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Irvine California

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Two Adult And Three Young Elephants Walk Over To The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures a family of elephants—a large adult and three young calves—walking toward a zebra-striped safari vehicle in a dry, grassy enclosure. The scene, filmed through a dark frame, shows the elephants approaching the vehicle with curiosity, their trunks extended as they investigate. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, typical of personal travel footage from the era. This clip offers a rare glimpse of human-animal interaction in a controlled wildlife setting.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127394743

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$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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 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: Irvine, California, United States 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: Useful for 1970s documentary or museum edits needing visitor-shot wildlife-park footage of elephants approaching a safari-style vehicle in Southern California.
Period detail: The zebra-striped vehicle, faded color, 8mm frame edges, and visitor vantage may show a 1974 wildlife attraction setting in Irvine, California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a visitor filming animals from behind a dark foreground frame as the elephants gather near the vehicle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several elephants, a zebra-striped safari vehicle, dry grass, pale rocks, low trees, rolling hills, dark frame borders, and soft 8mm grain.
Film character: The footage carries warm faded color, visible grain, slight softness, and handheld home-movie framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for zoo, safari park, animal encounter, or 1970s family travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects a controlled wildlife-park encounter, with elephants moving close to a striped vehicle while visitors remain out of view.
Research note: No people are visible, but researchers should review location, animal-park setting, vehicle design, and copyright status separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Searches this clip may support include 1974 Irvine elephant footage, 8mm safari park home movie, elephants by striped vehicle, and 1970s wildlife attraction film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1974 Irvine wildlife-park material, then broader 1970s zoo or safari-vehicle animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine 8mm frame showing several elephants gathered beside a zebra-striped safari vehicle in a dry wildlife-park setting. — Elephants gather close to a zebra-striped vehicle in the enclosure.

Several elephants stand and move near a zebra-striped safari vehicle in the 1974 Irvine wildlife-park footage. — The elephants cluster near the vehicle as the camera looks through a dark border.

In the 1974 Irvine 8mm footage, elephants move around the striped vehicle while a young elephant stands to the right. — A young elephant stands apart as the larger animals remain by the vehicle.

Final 1974 Irvine frame shows elephants beside the zebra-striped safari vehicle, with dry grass, rocks, and trees in the background. — The group remains near the striped vehicle as the short shot ends.

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