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Nigeria-1969: Group Of Pelicans Enjoy A Relaxing Sea Bath

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Group Of Pelicans Enjoy A Relaxing Sea Bath — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a serene scene of several pelicans floating calmly on calm coastal waters in Nigeria. The footage shows the large birds gliding through the water, with a sandy shoreline and concrete structures visible in the background under a bright sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—soft focus, natural color shifts, and subtle grain—evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of wildlife and coastal life offers a peaceful glimpse into a bygone era, perfect for historical documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127561768

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Nigeria Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1969 8mm coastal wildlife footage from Nigeria suited to documentary inserts, archive research, education pieces, or scene-setting nature cutaways.
Period detail
The soft 8mm color, handheld framing, sandy shoreline, simple concrete waterfront forms, and distant sea horizon support a late-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an unstaged observer's view, lingering on pelicans floating close to shore rather than presenting arranged wildlife photography.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include pelicans on calm water, a sandy shoreline, low concrete blocks, dark seaweed or tidal debris, open sea, and a bright coastal sky.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, mild color shift, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and casual handheld composition.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a quiet wildlife cutaway, coastal transition, travel-memory beat, or visual pause within a broader Nigeria or West African archive sequence.
Historical context
The scene shows coastal bird life near a shoreline in Nigeria, offering environmental and travel-film context without identifying a specific beach or event.
Research note
No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any property or location concerns separately.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm pelicans, West African coastal wildlife home movie, vintage shoreline birds, and archival pelicans at sea.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with Nigeria 1969 coastal material, then with vintage wildlife, shoreline, and travel home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing pelicans on calm coastal water with a sandy shoreline, concrete blocks, and sea beyond.
Pelicans drift near the shore with concrete waterfront structures in the background.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of several pelicans floating near a sandy shoreline, with open sea and low coastal vegetation behind them.
Pelicans move across shallow coastal water below the open sea horizon.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with pelicans floating in the foreground water and a sandy shoreline and sea horizon in the background.
Pelicans float through the foreground as the shoreline and sea remain steady behind them.
1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing pelicans on coastal water, a sandy beach strip, distant sea, and a small boat-like shape on the horizon.
Two pelicans float near shore while the beach and distant sea fill the background.

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