Niagra Falls New York-1964: Freight Ship Passing Through Lock System

$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.

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

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Freight Ship Passing Through Lock System — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures a large red and white freighter navigating the lock system at Niagara Falls, New York. The ship moves slowly through the massive concrete lock chamber, with its white superstructure and red hull clearly visible against the industrial backdrop. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film scratches are characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The perspective is from an elevated vantage point, showing the lock gates and surrounding infrastructure. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic look at mid-20th century maritime transportation and engineering.

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: 120817151

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1964 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: United States 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 1960s 8mm clip supports editorial requests for mid-century maritime infrastructure, canal or lock operations, and visitor-shot industrial travel footage in Niagara Falls, New York.
Period detail: The red-and-white freighter, concrete lock walls, simple dock surfaces, and faded color 8mm stock provide visible clues consistent with the documented 1964 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated, handheld viewpoint reads as a visitor observing the slow passage of a ship through a lock rather than a staged industrial film.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large freighter bow and wheelhouse, tall concrete lock walls, dock pavement, lock-side buildings, railings, small distant people, and industrial equipment near the chamber.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, modest weave, grain, slight fading, and dark film-edge borders that preserve the texture of original 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert or cutaway for maritime engineering, Great Lakes travel, industrial systems, or a 1960s home-movie memory beat.
Historical context: The clip visually situates leisure observation around working water-control infrastructure, showing a freighter moving through a large lock chamber from above.
Research note: People appear only as small distant figures, but likeness review may still be needed, and copyright, location access, vessel identification, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 Niagara Falls New York lock footage, 8mm freighter in lock chamber, vintage home movie ship passing through lock, and 1960s maritime infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1964 Niagara Falls or New York waterway footage, and then with broader 1960s ships, locks, dams, and industrial travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm view at Niagara Falls, New York, showing a red-and-white freighter positioned in a concrete lock chamber beneath an elevated visitor viewpoint. — Freighter entering or waiting in a lock chamber.

Elevated 1964 home-movie frame of a freighter in a Niagara Falls, New York lock, with concrete walls, dock pavement, and surrounding industrial structures visible. — Freighter alongside the lock wall.

1964 8mm frame from Niagara Falls, New York, showing the freighter close to a high lock wall while small distant people stand on the upper dock area. — Ship passing below the lock wall.

Close 1964 8mm view of the red-and-white freighter moving through the Niagara Falls, New York lock system beside a tall concrete wall and dock edge. — Freighter bow moving through the lock.

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