Niagra Falls New York-1964: Cason J. Callaway Cargo Ship Docked At Harbor

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cason J — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures the Cason J. Callaway, a large white and brown cargo ship docked at a harbor in Niagara Falls, New York. The clip shows the ship's deck with a covered boat, life preservers, and railings, with the name clearly visible on the hull. A man in a plaid shirt stands near the stern. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a nostalgic 1960s home movie aesthetic, offering authentic archival footage of Great Lakes freighters.

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: 120817277

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 answer archival needs for Great Lakes cargo shipping, harbor activity, and transportation cutaways in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The freighter design, painted hull lettering, deck fittings, lifeboat, railings, and faded home-movie color support the supplied 1964 context while keeping the visible evidence centered on a docked cargo vessel.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational feel of a visitor or passenger filming a docked freighter from close range, with a brief human presence near the deck adding unstaged scale.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Cason J. Callaway name on the vessel, cargo hatch covers, white superstructure, brown hull, railings, life preservers, a covered boat, dock edge, and water beyond the harbor.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, modest handheld framing, visible grain, slight color fade, and contact-sheet edge artifacts that preserve the physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transportation cutaway, harbor establishing detail, or memory beat within a sequence about freight, waterfront travel, or mid-century industrial waterways.
Historical context: The clip visually situates a large cargo ship at a dock or harbor, offering social and industrial context through the scale of the vessel and the casual filming perspective rather than staged coverage.
Research note: Human likeness and vessel-name or brand identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status, since a visible adult figure and readable ship name appear in the frames.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1960s 8mm Great Lakes freighter, Cason J. Callaway cargo ship, docked harbor home movie, Niagara Falls New York shipping footage, and vintage cargo vessel deck details.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1964 Niagara Falls or New York harbor material, and then with broader Great Lakes freighter, dock, cargo transport, or industrial waterfront footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame showing a close dockside view of the freighter deck, with railings, a covered boat, life preserver, white superstructure, and harbor equipment visible. — Deck details on the docked freighter.

1964 8mm frame of the docked Cason J. Callaway, showing its white superstructure, brown cargo holds, readable vessel name, railings, and water in the background. — Cason J. Callaway docked beside the water.

1964 8mm frame showing the Cason J. Callaway from a slightly front-facing dockside angle, with cargo hatches, bridge structure, railings, and shoreline beyond the water. — Cargo hatches and bridge structure of the freighter.

1964 8mm frame of the docked Cason J. Callaway, with cargo hatches leading toward the white superstructure and an adult figure near the railings for scale. — Freighter at dock with a person near the railings.

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