Niagra Falls New York-1964: Steam Tugboat Passing Through Canal Lock System

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

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Steam Tugboat Passing Through Canal Lock System — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1964 showing a steam-powered tugboat navigating through a massive canal lock system in Niagara Falls, New York. The clip captures the vessel's journey through the concrete lock chamber, with its white hull, black smokestack, and red deck visible against the industrial backdrop. The camera angle shifts slightly, revealing the surrounding infrastructure, including control buildings and grassy hills. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and edge damage, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century 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: 120817221

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage for productions needing a brief industrial transportation or canal-lock infrastructure view in a Niagara Falls, New York context.
Period detail: The concrete lock walls, control building, service road, rail-like track area, and tugboat styling may show mid-century canal infrastructure consistent with the 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot, observational perspective from above the lock, following the tugboat and nearby infrastructure without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a steam tugboat with a black stack, concrete lock wall, large gate structure, control building, service roadway, grassy embankment, light poles, and small workers or visitors.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, muted color, and slight exposure variation that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert or cutaway for canal engineering, industrial travel, water transport, or a mid-century Niagara Falls travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a small working vessel within a large engineered lock environment, emphasizing public infrastructure and transportation rather than tourist spectacle.
Research note: People appear small in the scene, so likeness review may still be needed, while copyright, location access, and any property considerations should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1960s 8mm canal lock footage, Niagara Falls New York tugboat, vintage industrial waterway, and home movie lock system.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Niagara Falls or 1964 New York footage, then broader industrial waterway and transportation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame from Niagara Falls, New York, showing a tugboat with a black stack beside a concrete canal lock wall and gate structure. — Tugboat alongside the lock wall.

1964 Niagara Falls 8mm frame showing the tugboat in the lock system with a concrete chamber, control building, road, and grassy slope in the background. — Lock chamber and surrounding infrastructure.

1964 8mm frame of a tugboat with red deck details near a tall lock gate, concrete wall, and service roadway in Niagara Falls, New York. — Tugboat near the lock gate.

1964 Niagara Falls home-movie frame looking across the top of the lock wall toward a road, grassy embankment, light poles, and distant trees. — Roadway and embankment above the lock.

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