Sudan-1969: Pelicans Swimming In A Secluded Lake With Palm Trees

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Pelicans Swimming In A Secluded Lake With Palm Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures white pelicans swimming calmly on a secluded lake in Sudan. The birds glide across the water’s surface, their long beaks visible as they move through the tranquil scene. Lush palm trees and rocky cliffs frame the shoreline under a bright blue sky. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 127550710

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: Sudan 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: 1969 Sudan 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing a calm archival cutaway of pelicans on a secluded palm-lined lake.
Period detail: The scene shows period home-movie color, soft focus, and handheld framing rather than visible clothing, vehicles, signage, or built landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie feel, watching birds glide across the water from a distant shoreline vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white pelicans, rippled lake water, dense palms, shaded shoreline vegetation, bright sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture with visible grain, soft exposure, motion blur, and slight frame instability that support its archival home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, travel transition, quiet environmental cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a Sudan or Nile-region sequence.
Historical context: The frames document a natural waterside setting in Sudan without visible people, buildings, signage, or events to support narrower historical claims.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright, location/property context, and wildlife-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Sudan 8mm pelicans, vintage home movie lake wildlife, white birds swimming, and palm-lined waterway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Sudan travel footage, then with other 1969 Sudan material, and then with vintage lake, bird, palm, or wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing white pelicans on rippled lake water with dense palms and shoreline vegetation beyond. — Pelicans move across a secluded lake bordered by palms and shaded vegetation.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame with several white pelicans swimming past a palm-lined, shaded lakeshore. — Several pelicans glide in front of dense palms along the opposite bank.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing two white pelicans separated across rippled water with palms behind them. — Two pelicans pass through the frame against a dense, palm-covered shoreline.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame of a small group of white pelicans on a palm-lined lake, seen with soft handheld framing. — A small group of pelicans swims near the far bank under dense palms.

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