Kenya-1969: A Herd Of Water Buffalo Grazes In A Grassy Field And Mud Patch

$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.

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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A Herd Of Water Buffalo Grazes In A Grassy Field And Mud... — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A herd of water buffalo grazes in a sun-drenched grassy field, their dark forms contrasting with the vibrant green landscape. Some animals stand alert while others feed, with a few moving into a muddy patch near the water's edge. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the natural behavior of the herd in a serene African savanna setting, showcasing the characteristic grain and color palette of 1960s amateur footage. The scene is framed by a dark border, suggesting a view through a window or projector.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127566612

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: Kenya 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 1969 Kenya wildlife sequences needing brief 8mm home-movie views of water buffalo grazing, standing alert, and moving near mud or shallow water.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s amateur safari filming, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signage, or people to further identify the setting beyond the supplied Kenya metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor-shot quality, observing the herd from a distance as animals graze, stand, and enter a muddy water edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark water buffalo, grassy open field, mud patch, shallow water, tree line, soft focus, and the dark contact-print border.
Film character: The 8mm image carries visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, muted green and purple color shifts, and steady but informal home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, safari travel cutaway, environmental transition, or quiet observational beat in a Kenya or East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for tourist or amateur wildlife observation in Kenya, showing free-ranging buffalo behavior without visible human activity in frame.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status, location permissions, and species or park-context claims before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife, water buffalo herd grazing, African savanna home movie, muddy waterhole animals, and vintage safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Kenya wildlife material, and finally broader vintage East African animal and safari sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing water buffalo scattered across a grassy field, with two animals closer to the camera and others farther back. — Water buffalo graze and stand in an open grassy field.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with two water buffalo in the foreground and additional buffalo farther across the open grass. — A small group of water buffalo stands alert in the clearing.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing several water buffalo at a muddy water edge, some grazing or lowering their heads near the wet ground. — Buffalo gather along a muddy water edge.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of buffalo feeding or standing near mud and shallow water, with open grass and trees behind them. — The herd continues feeding near mud and shallow water.

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