Nigeria-1969: African Elephant with Tusks in Tall Grass Savanna

$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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African Elephant with Tusks in Tall Grass Savanna — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a majestic African elephant standing in tall grass under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The elephant, viewed from the side, displays its large ears and prominent white tusks as it shifts its weight and moves slowly through the sun-drenched savanna. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color saturation, and slight camera shake, offering an authentic glimpse of wildlife in Nigeria during the late 1960s. The natural setting and candid movement evoke a sense of nostalgia and archival authenticity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127564882

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife or travel-history productions needing archival Nigerian home-movie footage of an African elephant in open grassland.
Period detail: The color 8mm look, handheld framing, and metadata-supported 1969 date place the clip in late-1960s amateur travel or wildlife filming.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, with the camera observing the elephant from a steady side angle as it slowly shifts and walks through tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked African elephant, tall green grass, blue sky, white clouds, distant shrubs, and soft film-edge shadows.
Film character: The clip shows physical-film texture through visible grain, saturated color, mild exposure variation, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel cutaway, environmental transition, or brief memory beat within a 1960s Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a large elephant in open Nigerian grassland without showing people, built structures, signage, or identifiable human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, archive source rights, and wildlife-location claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm Nigeria elephant footage, African elephant in tall grass, vintage wildlife home movie, and 1960s savanna animal clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s African wildlife or safari home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a tusked African elephant in side view, partly shadowed, standing in tall grass under blue sky. — A tusked elephant stands side-on in tall grass beneath a bright sky.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a tusked African elephant moving slowly through grass, with blue sky and distant shrubs behind it. — The elephant moves across the grass with its tusks visible in profile.

A side-profile elephant crosses the grassy field with a handheld home-movie look.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a tusked African elephant walking through tall grass under bright sky with scattered white clouds. — The elephant continues through the tall grass under a blue, clouded sky.

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