Kenya-1969: Elephants In The Wild

$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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Elephants In The Wild — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a herd of elephants in their natural habitat in Kenya. The elephants, their bodies coated in reddish-brown dust, move slowly through a grassy clearing surrounded by dense green trees under a bright blue sky. The footage, framed by the characteristic black borders of Super 8 film, shows the animals foraging and walking, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s. The warm color palette and film grain evoke a strong sense of archival authenticity, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127568474

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: Supports 1960s wildlife, safari, or Kenya archive requests needing brief home-movie footage of elephants moving through bushland.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, handheld framing, and safari subject support the 1969 metadata without adding visible landmarks or events.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing elephants from a distance rather than staging behavior for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include elephants, reddish dust on their bodies, grassy ground, dense green trees, shrubs, blue sky, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, saturated sky color, and handheld 8mm framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition within a sequence about African safari travel or elephant habitat.
Historical context: The frames show elephants in a green Kenyan landscape and reflect mid-century tourist home-movie documentation of wildlife viewing.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still clear copyright and assess wildlife, location, and source-context needs.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage safari home movie, African wildlife archive, and elephants in bushland footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Kenya safari material, then other 1969 Kenya footage, then broader vintage elephant or African wildlife clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing elephants in a grassy clearing with trees and shrubs behind them. — Elephants move along the edge of a green clearing.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with elephants partly obscured by shrubs in a green bushland setting. — Elephants forage near shrubs and trees.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing elephants spread across a grassy clearing with dense vegetation behind. — A small group of elephants moves across the clearing.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of elephants partly hidden by foreground shrubs in a wooded clearing. — Elephants pass behind foreground vegetation.

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