Kenya-1969: Three Elephants Stand In Grassy Clearing

$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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Three Elephants Stand In Grassy Clearing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures three African elephants standing in a grassy clearing in Kenya. The elephants, with visible tusks, are positioned at varying distances across the frame, with one in the foreground and two further back near a tree line. The footage shows subtle movement as the animals shift their weight and turn their heads, set against a backdrop of lush green trees and dappled sunlight. The warm, slightly faded color palette and film grain are characteristic of 8mm home movie footage from the late 1960s, offering a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife in its natural habitat.

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: 127568075

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: 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary, museum, education, or commercial requests for vintage African elephant behavior in a natural clearing.
Period detail: The faded color, 8mm frame texture, and distant safari-style wildlife viewpoint support a late-1960s home-movie reading, with no visible landmarks or built features.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor-shot view of elephants at varying distances, with the camera observing quietly rather than shaping a formal wildlife sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three elephants with tusks, a grassy clearing, low brush, a tree line, dappled sunlight, uneven ground, and soft 8mm exposure shifts.
Film character: The footage has visible film grain, slight softness, warm faded color, and handheld home-movie framing that give the wildlife scene period archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, safari-memory insert, transition between travel scenes, or quiet archival beat within a Kenya or elephant sequence.
Historical context: The frames show elephants in open habitat in Kenya as captured by a private 1969 camera, offering visual context for period travel and wildlife observation without identifying a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though users should still review copyright ownership and any wildlife-location or contextual claims separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage home movie African wildlife, elephants with tusks in clearing, and late-1960s safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Kenya 1969 travel footage, and then with broader vintage elephant or African wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing three elephants at different distances in a grassy clearing with trees and brush behind them. — Three elephants stand across a sunlit grassy clearing, with one closer to the camera and two farther back near brush.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of three elephants with visible tusks standing in a grassy clearing near a wooded edge. — The elephants remain spaced through the clearing, framed by brush, trees, and soft home-movie color.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with a foreground elephant and two background elephants standing in grass near dense brush. — A foreground elephant stands partly in shadow while two others hold position farther back near the tree line.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing three tusked elephants in a grassy clearing with brush, trees, and uneven sunlight. — Three tusked elephants stand quietly in the clearing, with faded color and grain from the 8mm source.

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