Nigeria-1969: A Herd Of Gazelles Grazing And Resting In A Field Of Wild Grass

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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A Herd Of Gazelles Grazing And Resting In A Field Of... — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A herd of gazelles grazes and rests in a sun-drenched grassy field, their slender bodies and distinctive black-and-white markings visible against the tall green and yellow grass. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the animals in natural motion—some standing alert, others lying down—exuding a sense of calm and cautious awareness. The grainy texture and warm color palette evoke a nostalgic, vintage home movie feel, offering authentic wildlife footage from a classic era.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127564325

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

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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: 1969 Nigeria wildlife home-movie footage suited for documentary cutaways, archive research, museum education, or period travel and nature sequences.
Period detail: The visible period detail comes mainly from the 8mm color-film texture, soft focus, and metadata-supported 1969 Nigeria setting rather than built landmarks or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera watching a small herd graze and rest without staging, narration, or visible human direction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include gazelles in tall grass, black-and-white flank markings, grazing animals, resting animals, soft green-yellow field texture, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows grain, muted color, slight blur, exposure variation, and contact-frame borders that give the wildlife scene physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, quiet transition, travel-memory beat, or visual insert for references to animals, open grassland, or 1960s Nigeria footage.
Historical context: The footage may show wildlife observed during travel in Nigeria in 1969, but the frames do not identify a specific reserve, region, event, or filming party.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still review source copyright, location records, and species identification before release.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife, gazelles grazing in grass, African antelope home movie, vintage travel wildlife footage, and resting herd cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 travel footage, then broader 1960s African wildlife or grassland animal material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a small group of gazelles grazing and standing alert in a grassy field. — Gazelles graze and pause in tall grass, seen through the soft borders of an 8mm frame.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with three gazelles in tall grass, one grazing while another stands alert. — A small group of gazelles moves through the grass, with one animal looking outward.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing resting and standing gazelles scattered through a grassy field. — Several gazelles rest or stand among the grass, including one close animal facing the camera.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with gazelles resting and grazing in a grassy field, a standing animal prominent in front. — A standing gazelle fills the foreground while others rest and graze farther back in the field.

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