Nigeria-1969: Men Setting Up Large Green Tarp Shelter Under Acacia Trees

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Men Setting Up Large Green Tarp Shelter Under Acacia Trees — Clip Details

Men in 1969 Nigeria set up a large green tarp structure under acacia trees in a sun-drenched savanna. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures people adjusting the shelter in a grassy clearing. The footage shows natural movement and casual activity, with bright sunlight filtering through the trees and casting dappled shadows. The scene reflects a moment of outdoor life in West Africa during the late 1960s, with authentic film grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 footage.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127565863

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.

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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s West Africa documentary edits needing outdoor camp, fieldwork, or travel-home-movie footage from Nigeria.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show late-1960s outdoor shelter setup, with simple clothing, a tarp-like structure, and open savanna landscape as visible era cues.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement of men adjusting a large green tarp shelter while the camera observes from a casual home-movie distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include acacia-like trees, grassy ground, a large green tarp shelter, several men, a dirt track, dappled shade, and bright sky.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transitional outdoor work beat, or atmospheric insert for travel, field camp, or rural activity sequences.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for outdoor group activity in Nigeria in 1969 without identifying the people, purpose, or exact site.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, audible music, or clear private property appear in the provided metadata or frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm footage, West African home movie shelter setup, men under acacia trees, and vintage savanna camp activity.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s outdoor work or travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria home-movie frame showing men near a large green tarp shelter under acacia-like trees in bright daylight. — Men adjust or gather around a green tarp shelter beneath trees in a sunlit clearing.

Men in 1969 Nigeria stand beside and handle a green tarp shelter under trees, with open grassland behind them. — Several men continue working beside the green tarp shelter under acacia-like trees.

A 1969 Nigeria frame shows a man near the side of a green tarp shelter, with trees, grass, and a pale road beyond. — A man stands near the side of the shelter as the camera looks through shaded trees.

Men remain beside the large green tarp shelter in Nigeria, 1969, framed by tree trunks and bright savanna light. — The shelter fills the foreground while men stand nearby under the trees.

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