Kenya-1969: African Buffalo Herd Grazing In 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.

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

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African Buffalo Herd Grazing In Savanna — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a herd of African buffalo grazing in a sun-drenched savanna. Two large buffalo stand in the foreground, their dark hides and curved horns clearly visible against the green grass. Another buffalo grazes in the background, with more animals faintly visible in the distance. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, with a natural, unscripted feel. The dark vertical frame borders suggest the clip was filmed through a window or from a vehicle, adding to its authentic, personal archive quality. This archival wildlife footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into East African wildlife from the late 1960s.

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: 127566766

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 1960s East African wildlife archive requests needing brief editorial cutaways of African buffalo in a savanna setting.
Period detail: The 8mm source, muted color, grain, and vehicle-like framing support the supplied 1969 home-movie context without showing date-specific landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, watching buffalo from a fixed or lightly handheld position rather than a controlled wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two foreground buffalo, another buffalo in the background, distant animals, green grassland, scrub patches, and dark vertical frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, slightly faded color, modest telephoto softness, and dark gate or window edges that add physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition within a Kenya, safari, conservation, or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The frames show African buffalo grazing or standing in open grassland, offering visual context for visitor-recorded wildlife observation in Kenya in the late 1960s.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location, copyright status, and any collection-specific restrictions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches such as 1969 Kenya 8mm buffalo, African buffalo herd home movie, vintage East African wildlife footage, and savanna grazing animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel safari footage, then Kenya 1969 wildlife material, then broader vintage African savanna animal clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing two foreground African buffalo in grassland, with another buffalo behind them and dark frame edges. — Two foreground buffalo stand in open grassland while another animal is visible farther back.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame of African buffalo in savanna grass, with distant animals faintly visible near the top edge. — Buffalo stand in the foreground as a single animal remains visible in the distance.

Kenya 1969 8mm still showing two African buffalo in the foreground and another buffalo beyond them in open savanna. — A close foreground pair of buffalo stands against pale green grassland.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with two African buffalo in open grassland, a background buffalo, and faint distant herd shapes. — Two buffalo remain centered in the foreground with open savanna and distant animals behind them.

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