Nigeria-1969: Vulture Standing in Grass on a Clear Day

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Vulture Standing in Grass on a Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a large vulture standing in a grassy field in Nigeria. The bird, with its long beak and dark plumage, stands motionless as the camera holds a steady frame. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with a natural outdoor setting under clear daylight. The scene is framed by dark vertical edges, suggesting viewing through a window or binoculars. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in a natural environment, evoking a sense of historical observation and nostalgia.

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: 127563955

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: 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

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: Useful for 1960s Nigeria wildlife requests needing archival home-movie footage of a large wading bird standing in grass for documentary, museum, or educational use.
Period detail: The 8mm color texture, soft focus, and contact-frame edges support a late-1960s home-movie context, with no visible landmarks to narrow the Nigerian setting further.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the quiet observational value of a traveler or amateur naturalist holding on a motionless bird from a sheltered or obstructed vantage point.
What appears in frame: A large dark-bodied bird with a pale neck and long beak stands in green grass, with tree trunks or dark vertical edges framing the view.
Film character: Soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, and uneven dark borders give the scene a physical home-movie texture tied to the original film scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, a pause in a travel sequence, or a quiet observational insert within archival material from Nigeria.
Historical context: The clip visually documents amateur wildlife observation in Nigeria in 1969 without showing people, buildings, signage, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, brands, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status, filming rights, and species identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife footage, large bird in grass, vintage home movie animal cutaway, and African field observation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s wildlife or outdoor travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a large dark-bodied bird with a pale neck standing in grass. — A large bird stands still in a grassy outdoor area, partly framed by dark vertical edges.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a large wading bird standing motionless in grass with dark borders nearby. — The bird remains upright in the grass as the camera holds a steady view.

A profile view shows the bird standing in grass with soft focus and visible film texture.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a large bird standing in a grassy field, framed by dark vertical borders. — The final frame keeps the bird centered in the grassy setting with dark borders at the sides.

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