Nigeria-1969: Pair of Black Wildebeests and Elephant Standing in Green Grass

$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
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Pair of Black Wildebeests and Elephant Standing in Green... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a serene African savanna scene. Two black wildebeests stand alert in a sunlit grassy field, their silhouettes stark against a clear blue sky. The footage then transitions to a majestic elephant with prominent tusks, walking slowly through the tall green grass. Sparse acacia trees dot the horizon under a partly cloudy sky. The grainy texture and color palette of the Super 8 film evoke a nostalgic, archival quality, offering authentic wildlife footage for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127564589

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archive requests for 1960s Nigerian wildlife home movies, especially short documentary inserts of savanna animals filmed on 8mm.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft exposure, and simple visitor viewpoint may show late-1960s amateur travel filming rather than professional wildlife cinematography.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of an unstaged visitor encounter, with animals observed from a fixed, handheld distance across open grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two dark wildebeests, an elephant with tusks, tall green grass, scattered trees, open horizon, blue sky, and cloud cover.
Film character: The footage has visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and gate-edge darkness that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition between broader Africa or nature sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a mid-century home-movie view of large animals in open grassland, without visible people, vehicles, signage, or built structures.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, source provenance, and wildlife-location identification before use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife, vintage savanna elephant, black wildebeest home movie, and African grassland archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 travel footage, then broader vintage African wildlife and grassland material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two dark wildebeests in open green grassland with a low horizon and blue sky. — Two wildebeests stand alert in tall grass on open savanna.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant in tall grass with scattered trees and a partly cloudy sky. — A tusked elephant stands in grass near sparse trees.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant moving slowly through grassland under a pale, clouded sky. — The elephant moves through grass with trees along the horizon.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing an elephant in open grassland, framed by sparse trees and a bright sky. — An elephant crosses the grassy field near scattered trees.

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