Niagra Falls New York-1964: White Freight Ship Cason J. Callaway in Lock

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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White Freight Ship Cason J — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 shows the white freighter Cason J. Callaway navigating a lock at Niagara Falls, New York. The ship's name is clearly visible on the bow as it moves slowly through the confined waterway. The clip captures the vessel's deck, bridge, and red cargo containers, with the massive concrete lock walls framing the scene. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading typical of 8mm home movie footage from the era, offering authentic archival footage of Great Lakes shipping.

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: 120817170

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

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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for Great Lakes freighter traffic, lock navigation, and mid-century maritime infrastructure.
Period detail: The visible white freighter bridge, deck fittings, red deck equipment, and tall concrete lock wall support a 1964 maritime-industrial setting, with the vessel name Cason J. Callaway visible in later frames.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated, slightly distant view reads as visitor-shot observation of a large working ship moving through a confined lock rather than staged industrial coverage.
What appears in frame: The frames show the freighter's white bridge, curved bow rail, deck machinery, mast rigging, red deck equipment, concrete lock wall, and the Cason J. Callaway name on the bow.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm home-movie grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the physical-film texture of the source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition beat for Great Lakes shipping, lock operations, travel memory, or mid-century infrastructure sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually places a working lake freighter within a large engineered lock environment, emphasizing scale, slow movement, and public observation of industrial waterways.
Research note: The vessel name is identifiable and people are flagged at clip level, so clearance review should consider copyright, vessel identification, trademarks or insignia, and any likeness issues separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 8mm Great Lakes freighter in lock, Cason J. Callaway home movie footage, Niagara Falls New York ship lock, and vintage maritime shipping cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Niagara Falls or New York waterway footage, then broader Great Lakes freighter, lock, dock, and port scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame of a white freighter's bridge and forward deck inside a concrete lock, with railings, mast rigging, and red deck equipment visible. — Freighter bridge inside the lock.

The white freighter's bridge and upper deck appear close to the tall concrete lock wall, with rigging, railings, and red deck equipment visible in the 1964 home-movie frame. — Freighter bridge moving through the lock.

The freighter's bow and bridge fill the frame, with the name Cason J. Callaway partly visible along the curved white hull and deck equipment above. — Cason J. Callaway name entering view.

The 1964 8mm frame shows the Cason J. Callaway name clearly on the freighter's white bow as the bridge and deck pass through the lock. — Ship name visible on the bow.

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