South Africa-1969: An Elephant Drinks Water In A Barren Landscape Among Dirt And

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

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An Elephant Drinks Water In A Barren Landscape Among... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures an elephant drinking water in a barren African savannah. The elephant, with visible tusks, stands in dry, dusty terrain scattered with sparse vegetation and dead branches under a clear blue sky. The footage, framed by dark borders suggesting a view from a vehicle, shows the animal lowering its head to drink, with natural film grain and color saturation characteristic of Super 8 footage. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a dry landscape, ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or historical content.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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127485530

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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

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: 1960s South Africa 8mm wildlife footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing an elephant in a dry savannah setting.
Period detail: The frame may show a mid-century tourist or field-observation view, with 8mm color, dark vehicle-like borders, and no visible modern infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, observing the elephant from a fixed, likely sheltered viewpoint as it lowers its head near water or damp ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked elephant, dry earth, scattered dead branches, sparse vegetation, a low tree line, blue sky, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries physical 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, saturated blue sky, slight exposure unevenness, and stable but handmade framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, environmental transition, travel-memory insert, or quiet observational beat within a South Africa or African savannah sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a lone elephant in a dry open landscape and offers visual context for wildlife viewing in a barren savannah environment without asserting a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any wildlife-location or collection-specific restrictions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 South Africa 8mm elephant footage, vintage home movie African wildlife, elephant drinking in dry savannah, and archival safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1969 South Africa material, then with dry savannah wildlife, elephants, safari travel, or 8mm nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant on barren terrain with sparse brush and dark film borders. — A tusked elephant stands in a dry, branch-strewn landscape beneath a clear sky.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame with a tusked elephant lowering its head near water or damp ground in a barren savannah. — The elephant lowers its head toward the ground amid dry branches and sparse vegetation.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant bending down in a dry savannah landscape. — A lone elephant bends down in the dusty terrain, framed by the soft look of 8mm film.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of a side-on tusked elephant standing in a dry open savannah scene. — The elephant remains side-on in the barren landscape, with sparse brush and dead wood around it.

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