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South Africa-1969: Three African Elephants In A Group Moving Around Foraging For

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSouth Africa
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa

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Three African Elephants In A Group Moving Around... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures three African elephants in a dry grassland setting under a deep blue sky. The elephants, including one with prominent tusks, move slowly across the arid terrain, foraging among scattered brush and debris. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly faded quality characteristic of mid-century amateur film. The scene is framed by dark borders, suggesting viewing through a window or projector, enhancing its nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic wildlife moment offers a rare glimpse of African elephants in their natural habitat during the late 1960s.

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
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127484998

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1969 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
South Africa 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

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

  • pachyderms
  • animals
  • mammals
  • tusks
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  • vintage safari
  • 1960s nature
  • 8mm film archive

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing brief 8mm wildlife footage of African elephants foraging in South Africa.
Period detail
The visible clues are limited to amateur 8mm color stock, soft focus, frame borders, and a dry open landscape that support a late-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior
The footage has an observational visitor-shot quality, holding on the elephants as they move and feed without staged action or narration cues.
What appears in frame
Across the sampled frames, three elephants, visible tusks, dry grass, scattered branches, low scrub, earth, blue sky, and dark film-frame borders are visible.
Film character
The clip shows pronounced 8mm grain, deep blue color bias, mild fading, soft focus, and steady but informal framing that add physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, transition beat, or period texture shot within a South Africa or elephant sequence.
Historical context
The clip visually documents elephants in an arid outdoor setting, but the frames do not identify a specific reserve, park, conservation program, or event.
Research note
No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright status and location permissions should still be reviewed before final use.
Research search match
Likely matches searches for 1969 South Africa 8mm elephants, African elephants foraging, vintage home movie wildlife, and 1960s safari footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other South Africa 1969 material, then broader 1960s wildlife or elephant home-movie clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing three African elephants foraging in dry brush beneath a deep blue sky.
Three elephants gather among dry brush, with the central animal's tusks visible.
1969 South Africa 8mm frame of three African elephants moving through an arid grassland setting.
Three elephants move across dry terrain with brush and branches in the foreground.
1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing three African elephants in dry brush, seen through dark frame borders.
The elephants remain grouped in the dry landscape as the central tusked animal faces sideways.
1969 South Africa 8mm frame of three African elephants foraging in an open dry setting.
Three elephants forage among branches and low scrub under a clear blue sky.

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