Nigeria-1969: Pelicans Wading and Boater on Vessel

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Pelicans Wading and Boater on Vessel — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Nigeria in 1969 captures two white pelicans wading in shallow blue water near a sandy shore. The scene transitions to a silhouetted boater aboard a small vessel, viewed from inside the cabin, as the boat moves across calm waters under a bright afternoon sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, candid quality typical of personal travel recordings from 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: 127561783

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: Nigeria 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 Nigeria travel or nature sequences needing brief home-movie views of waterbirds and small-boat movement.
Period detail: The soft 8mm color, handheld framing, and silhouetted cabin view support a late-1960s amateur travel-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged traveler viewpoint, first observing pelicans from a distance and then riding inside a moving boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two pale pelicans, blue shallow water, sandy shoreline, open horizon, boat cabin framing, and a silhouetted adult boater.
Film character: The footage shows visible grain, slight blur, blue color shift, and uneven exposure consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short nature cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition from shoreline wildlife to movement on the water.
Historical context: The images offer modest visual context for leisure or travel near Nigerian waters in 1969 without identifying a specific place or event.
Research note: One adult figure appears in silhouette, so copyright, likeness, and any location permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1969 Nigeria 8mm pelicans, vintage home movie boat ride, and West Africa waterbird footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Nigeria 1969 water scenes, then broader 1960s travel, boats, and wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two pale pelicans appear in shallow blue water near a low sandy shoreline in 1969 Nigeria home-movie footage. — Pelicans wade near the shore as the camera looks across rippling blue water.

A second view shows two pale pelicans wading in blue water near a sandy bank, with soft 8mm blur and color shift. — Two pelicans remain near the shoreline in a brief waterbird cutaway.

A silhouetted adult boater is seen from inside a small vessel, with bright water and distant land beyond the cabin frame. — The view shifts inside a boat, where a silhouetted adult sits against the bright water.

A dark profile of the boater is outlined against the open water and pale sky.

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