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

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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

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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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