Kenya-1969: Elephant In The Bush Feeding With Trees And Bushes In The Background

$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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Elephant In The Bush Feeding With Trees And Bushes In... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a majestic African elephant feeding in the Kenyan savanna. The elephant, with prominent tusks, stands amidst tall dry grass and scattered green bushes under a clear blue sky. The footage, framed by the natural borders of an 8mm projector, shows the animal calmly grazing, its large ears flapping gently. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and archival authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into 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: 127569239

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: This 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife clip suits documentary or educational requests for late-1960s East African elephant behavior in a home-movie source.
Period detail: The visible 8mm frame edges, soft color, grain, and handheld safari viewpoint support the supplied 1969 home-movie context without showing identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on a feeding elephant from a visitor-like distance, preserving an unstaged observation rather than a directed wildlife sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked elephant, dry savanna grass, low green bushes, distant tree line, pale blue sky, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has visible grain, mild color fading, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, East Africa travel cutaway, natural-history transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a tourist or home-movie view of an elephant feeding in open Kenyan bush, useful as visual context but not evidence of a named reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos, music, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status and any wildlife-location requirements for their use.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, African savanna home movie, vintage safari wildlife, or tusked elephant feeding in bush.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1969 Kenya travel footage, and then with broader vintage African wildlife or safari material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant feeding in savanna grass with low bushes and distant trees. — A tusked elephant feeds in dry grass and low bushes in the Kenyan savanna.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with an elephant facing forward, tusks visible, as it feeds in tall savanna grass. — The elephant faces forward with tusks visible while feeding near a low green bush.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant in dry bushland, partly shaded, with one ear open. — A tusked elephant stands in the grass with one ear spread beside a green bush.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a tusked elephant feeding in open savanna with bushes, distant trees, and film-frame borders. — The elephant continues feeding in open bushland with trees faintly visible beyond.

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