Nigeria-1969: Man Hitting Ground With Stick In Savanna

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Man Hitting Ground With Stick In Savanna — Clip Details

A man in a dark shirt and trousers walks through tall grass in a sunlit African savanna, holding a long stick. He bends down and repeatedly strikes the ground, possibly digging or clearing vegetation. The scene is filmed through a vehicle window, with the frame's edge visible, suggesting a mobile perspective. In the background, scattered rocks, acacia trees, and a white vehicle are visible under a bright blue sky. The footage is shot on 8mm film, showing natural colors and slight grain, capturing a candid moment of rural life in Nigeria in 1969.

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: 127566199

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: Supports 1960s Nigeria archive requests needing brief rural savanna activity, fieldwork, or roadside observation footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial inserts.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, vehicle-window framing, clothing, and 1969 metadata place the scene in a late-1960s home-movie context, though no precise local landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged observational value, with the camera watching from a vehicle as a man moves through tall grass and strikes or probes the ground with a long stick.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark clothing, tall green grass, pale rocks, scattered trees, a long stick, vehicle-window edges, and bright daylight.
Film character: The footage shows an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing through a vehicle window.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, observational insert, or memory beat for rural travel, field activity, or savanna landscape sequences.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for a rural outdoor setting in Nigeria in 1969, centered on one person's practical activity in grassland rather than a staged event.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location or property questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm home movie, man with stick in savanna, rural African grassland footage, and vehicle-window travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Nigeria 1969 footage, and then with broader rural travel or savanna activity material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a man in tall savanna grass holding a long stick, with rocks and trees behind him. — A man stands in tall grass with a long stick, framed by the edge of a vehicle window.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a man bending or working with a stick in tall grass, viewed from inside or beside a vehicle. — The man bends forward in the grass while holding a long stick near scattered rocks.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a man partly hidden by tall grass as he leans forward with a stick in a savanna setting. — Tall grass partially hides the man as he leans forward with the stick.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a man bent over in tall grass with a stick, with rocks, trees, and vehicle-window edges visible. — The man bends low in the grass while the vehicle-window edge darkens the side of the frame.

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