Niagra Falls New York-1964: Ship In Locks

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Ship In Locks — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures a white and red freighter navigating the locks at Niagara Falls, New York. The ship, with its classic mid-century design, moves through the massive concrete lock chamber, surrounded by industrial infrastructure and control buildings. The film shows the vessel's steady passage, with the camera panning to reveal the lock's scale and the surrounding landscape. The footage features natural color tones, slight film grain, and the authentic look of a home movie, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century inland waterway transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120817162

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1960s 8mm clip helps document inland waterway transport and lock operations for productions needing a brief industrial travel or maritime infrastructure insert.
Period detail: The freighter styling, concrete lock chamber, control building, safety railings, and color home-movie stock support a mid-1960s transportation setting in Niagara Falls, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The camera views the vessel from an elevated visitor vantage point, emphasizing the scale of the lock rather than staging a formal industrial record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white and red freighter bow and wheelhouse, tall concrete lock walls, a gate or service structure, railings, lamps, paved walkways, grassy embankments, and distant small figures.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, moderate grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a period home movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transitional industrial travel beat, or visual bridge between Niagara-area tourism and Great Lakes shipping themes.
Historical context: The clip visually places leisure observation beside working maritime infrastructure, showing a ship moving through a large engineered lock environment without making claims about the vessel's identity or cargo.
Research note: Human figures appear small and indistinct, possible vessel markings or brands may require review, and copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Researchers may find this clip under searches for 1964 8mm Niagara Falls New York ship in locks, vintage freighter lock passage, home movie canal transport, or mid-century inland waterway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Niagara Falls or 1964 travel material, and finally broader 1960s boats, locks, shipping, and transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame from Niagara Falls, New York showing the bow and wheelhouse of a white and red freighter beside tall concrete lock walls. — Freighter bow inside the lock chamber.

The vessel's white wheelhouse, red bow, railings, and deck equipment are seen close to the massive lock wall in this 1964 Niagara Falls home-movie frame. — Wheelhouse beside the concrete lock wall.

A visitor-shot 8mm view shows the freighter's wheelhouse below lockside buildings, concrete walls, railings, and a roadway or service path beyond the chamber. — Lockside structures above the freighter.

The final frame widens to show part of the freighter below, lockside industrial structures, a paved road, lamps, and grassy terrain around the Niagara Falls lock area. — Wider view across the lock and grounds.

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