Nigeria-1969: Lone Elephant Eating Tall Tan Grass On A Clear Day

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lone Elephant Eating Tall Tan Grass On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a lone African elephant grazing in a sun-drenched savanna. The elephant, silhouetted against a bright, cloudy sky, moves slowly through tall tan grass, its trunk occasionally lifting to feed. Sparse acacia trees dot the open plain, and the warm, slightly faded color palette evokes classic 1960s home movie aesthetics. The footage, marked by natural film grain and soft focus, offers authentic archival wildlife footage from Nigeria, ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 127564621

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 archival wildlife requests needing real 8mm footage of an elephant grazing in open Nigerian savanna.
Period detail: The faded color, soft focus, and 8mm frame edges support a late-1960s home-movie reading, while the landscape itself remains broadly savanna-like.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, visitor-shot feel of someone observing a lone elephant from a distance rather than staging wildlife action.
What appears in frame: A single elephant, tall dry grass, sparse trees, open horizon, bright clouded sky, and dark film-frame borders are visible across the four frames.
Film character: Visible grain, mild color fading, soft focus, and uneven exposure give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, location cutaway, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition within a broader 1960s Africa sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a lone elephant grazing in open grassland and may reflect mid-century travel or wildlife observation in Nigeria without identifying a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm elephant, vintage savanna wildlife, African elephant grazing, and home movie wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s African wildlife or savanna travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lone elephant in tall savanna grass with sparse trees and a bright clouded sky. — A lone elephant stands in tall grass with scattered trees on the horizon.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a lone elephant moving through tall grass, with tusks visible and trees behind it. — The elephant moves slowly across the grassland, partly silhouetted against the sky.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lone elephant with its head lowered in tall grass beneath a pale clouded sky. — The elephant lowers its head into the grass as trees line the background.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a lone elephant grazing in tall grass beside sparse trees in open savanna. — The elephant remains in the grass near a small tree cluster, with the horizon visible behind it.

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