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Nigeria-1969: People Building A Tarp Shelter In Savanna Landscape

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNigeria
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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People Building A Tarp Shelter In Savanna Landscape — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: People gather around a makeshift shelter constructed from a dark tarp stretched over a frame, likely using ropes, in a sun-drenched savanna landscape. Several individuals, including children, are actively involved in the construction, with one person adjusting the tarp while others stand nearby. The scene is set under the shade of acacia trees, with a grassy plain stretching into the distance under a bright blue sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the vibrant colors and grainy texture of a vintage home movie, conveying a sense of community and resourcefulness during a rural camping trip.

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
127565824

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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

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

  • shelter
  • sheet
  • curtain
  • build
  • shelter with towel and ropes
  • people
  • roof
  • tarp
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • Nigeria 1969
  • 8mm film
  • vintage home movie
  • tarp shelter
  • makeshift roof
  • African savanna
  • acacia trees
  • rural camping
  • community building
  • 1960s Africa
  • outdoor shelter
  • family activity
  • archival footage
  • vintage film
  • nostalgic
  • old footage
  • survival
  • resourcefulness
  • outdoor life
  • summer
  • adventure

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s Nigeria archive requests needing rural home-movie footage of people assembling a temporary tarp shelter in a savanna setting.
Period detail
The 8mm color stock, clothing silhouettes, and simple field shelter may show late-1960s travel or rural activity, with the 1969 Nigeria date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The scene has an unstaged home-movie feel as people stand, watch, and adjust the dark tarp around a temporary outdoor structure.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a dark tarp shelter, several people, acacia-like trees, grass, a dirt track, ropes or supports, and bright open sky.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm archival texture through soft focus, visible grain, strong sunlight, saturated color, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief cutaway or memory beat for rural travel, temporary shelter building, or community activity in a Nigerian landscape.
Historical context
The clip visually places people around a makeshift shelter in an open savanna environment, without enough evidence to identify the group or purpose of the structure.
Research note
People are visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, location, and contextual permissions should be reviewed separately before sensitive or commercial use.
Research search match
Search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm home movie, people building tarp shelter, rural savanna camp, temporary shelter footage, and vintage West Africa travel film.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Nigeria 1969 clips, then with rural shelter, camp setup, or savanna community activity scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Nigeria 1969 home-movie footage, several people gather near a dark tarp shelter beneath trees in a sunlit savanna landscape.
People gather beside a dark tarp shelter under trees, with open grassland beyond.
Nigeria 1969 footage shows people around a dark temporary tarp shelter, partly shaded by trees with a pale dirt path in the background.
People stand and work near a dark tarp shelter at the edge of open grassland.
In this Nigeria 1969 frame, a person stands near the side of a dark tarp shelter as others remain close to the shaded frame.
A figure stands near the tarp structure while others remain beside the shelter.
Nigeria 1969 home-movie frame with a dark tarp shelter under trees and people standing along the sides in a grassy savanna setting.
The tarp shelter fills the view as people stand around its shaded sides.

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