Kenya-1969: Dead African Elephant Lying on Ground Near Tree Branches

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Dead African Elephant Lying on Ground Near Tree Branches — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A deceased African elephant lies motionless on sandy ground, its massive body sprawled near a pile of fallen tree branches. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the somber scene with natural color and visible film grain, framed by dark borders suggesting a home movie. The elephant's trunk extends outward, and its legs are splayed, with a visible wound on its side. The background features dense green foliage and a dirt embankment, creating a stark contrast with the lifeless pachyderm. This raw, unfiltered archival clip offers a poignant glimpse into wildlife history, suitable for documentaries, editorial content, or historical 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: 127570062

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 wildlife footage for documentary, museum, or educational edits needing an archival view of a dead African elephant in a landscape setting.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, grain, color rendering, and Kenya 1969 metadata place the scene within late-1960s amateur travel or wildlife filming.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the direct, unstaged viewpoint of a traveler or visitor recording a distressing wildlife scene without narration or visible intervention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the elephant carcass, sandy ground, extended trunk, splayed legs, side wound, fallen branches, dirt bank, and dense green foliage.
Film character: Natural color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and dark frame edges give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a somber insert, wildlife history cutaway, or reflective pause within a sequence about animal mortality or field observation.
Historical context: The footage documents a dead elephant in a Kenyan outdoor setting, but the cause of death and exact site are not visible in the frames.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright status and wildlife sensitivity should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Searches may include 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant carcass, dead African elephant home movie, vintage wildlife footage, and archival elephant mortality scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Kenya 1969 wildlife footage, then with broader archival material on elephants or animal mortality.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a dead African elephant on sandy ground beside fallen branches and green vegetation. — A dead elephant lies motionless on sandy ground near a brush pile and dirt bank.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a dead elephant lying on its side, with trunk extended toward the right and brush behind it. — The elephant remains still, framed by sandy ground, fallen branches, and dense vegetation.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a dead African elephant on its side, with a visible wound and brush piled behind it. — A side view shows the elephant's body, wound, legs, and trunk against a sparse outdoor setting.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a dead elephant lying on sandy ground near branches, a dirt bank, and green foliage. — The final frame holds on the elephant lying still beside fallen branches and vegetation.

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