Nigeria-1969: Beautiful Lionesses Feeling Lazy On A Warm Sunny Day

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Beautiful Lionesses Feeling Lazy On A Warm Sunny Day — Clip Details

A young lioness stands alert while a pride of lionesses and cubs rest in tall green grass in Nigeria, 1969. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment in the wild, with the warm sunlight filtering through the savanna. The footage shows natural behavior in a lush, grassy environment, with the lions appearing relaxed and undisturbed. The grainy texture and color palette reflect the era's amateur film quality, offering authentic archival footage of African wildlife.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127563609

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife archive requests needing Nigerian 8mm footage of lions at rest for documentary, museum, education, or editorial cutaway use.
Period detail: The period is supported by the 1969 metadata and the visible 8mm home-movie texture, with no identifiable landmarks or modern objects in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a patient observer's home-movie perspective, holding on a quiet pride scene without staged action or visible human presence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lionesses, cubs, tall green grass, low shrubs, shaded ground, soft daylight, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, muted color, mild exposure variation, and a steady but amateur observational framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, establishing cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a broader African travel or nature sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents lionesses and cubs resting in a grassy outdoor habitat in Nigeria, offering visual context for amateur wildlife filming in 1969.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife footage, lioness pride in tall grass, African home movie lions, and vintage safari animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Nigeria 1969 material, and finally with related 1960s African wildlife or safari home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a pride of lionesses and cubs lying in tall grass, with one young lioness standing alert nearby. — Lionesses and cubs rest together in tall grass as one young lioness stands behind them.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of lionesses and cubs gathered in dense grass, with a young lioness standing alert on the right side. — A young lioness stands watch as the rest of the pride lies in the grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing several lionesses and cubs resting low in tall vegetation while a young lioness stands behind them. — The pride remains settled in the grass while one lioness stands near the brush.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with lionesses and cubs lying in tall green grass while a lioness at right turns near the edge of the pride. — A lioness at right shifts position while the pride stays resting in the grass.

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