Kenya-1969: Two Elephants at Tree

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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

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Two Elephants at Tree — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: Two adult elephants stand in a sun-dappled grassy clearing, their reddish-brown skin coated in dust. The foreground elephant faces the camera, its trunk slightly raised, while a second elephant grazes in the background near dense green foliage. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural color saturation and subtle grain, capturing a quiet moment of wildlife in its natural habitat. The scene is framed by dark borders, characteristic of vintage home movie footage.

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: 127568278

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Kenya wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum requests for African elephant behavior in a natural setting.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, soft color, and handheld view support a late-1960s amateur travel-film context, with no visible landmarks to narrow the place further.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective, watching two elephants at a distance as they move and feed near brush.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult elephants, reddish dust on skin, a grassy clearing, dense green foliage, dappled sunlight, shadows, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, soft focus, and natural color shifts that read as physical-film texture from the original scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-reel insert, or quiet transition within a sequence on Kenya, safari viewing, or elephant habitat.
Historical context: The scene shows mid-century tourist or amateur wildlife filming in Kenya, limited to visible elephants and vegetation without asserting a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright, source permissions, and any wildlife-location claims before release.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage African wildlife home movie, elephant feeding in brush, and archival safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife clips, then broader 1960s African safari or elephant behavior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing two adult elephants in a sunlit grassy clearing, with one facing the camera and another behind it. — Two adult elephants stand near brush in a sun-dappled clearing.

Kenya 1969 wildlife frame with a foreground elephant facing the camera and a second elephant partly behind near green brush. — A foreground elephant faces the camera as another stands behind near foliage.

Kenya 1969 8mm still showing a dusty adult elephant moving toward the camera area while another elephant remains near the trees. — The lead elephant moves through the clearing with a second elephant behind it.

Kenya 1969 frame of two adult elephants in a grassy clearing, the lead animal framed against dark green foliage. — Two elephants remain close to the brush at the edge of the clearing.

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