Niagra Falls New York-1964: Close Up Of Ore Hauling Ship At Dock

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Close Up Of Ore Hauling Ship At Dock — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures the Cason J. Callaway, a massive ore-hauling freighter, docked on the Great Lakes near Niagara Falls, New York. The clip shows the ship's expansive deck with its distinctive tiered cargo holds, viewed through a window frame. The vessel's white superstructure and name are clearly visible, with an American flag flying. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel of mid-century industrial transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
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: 120817292

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: 1960s home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for Great Lakes industrial shipping, ore freighters, and dockside transportation views.
Period detail: The white ship superstructure, American flag, painted vessel name, and large hatch covers may show mid-century Great Lakes freighter design and dock infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from behind a dark window or railing frame, emphasizing how a nonprofessional camera observed the freighter at close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Cason J. Callaway name on the stern area, white superstructure, rows of reddish cargo hatch covers, dock edge, railings, water, grass beyond the dock, and a small visible person on the deck or dock area.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries visible grain, faded magenta-blue color, soft focus, slight blur, and handheld framing that support its archival home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a close industrial cutaway, establishing insert, transportation transition, or memory beat within a Great Lakes or mid-century commerce sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a large ore-hauling vessel in a working dock setting, connecting leisure observation with industrial transportation infrastructure without proving a specific cargo operation.
Research note: The vessel name is visible and a small person appears in some frames, so researchers should review copyright, vessel identification, trademark or name use, and possible likeness issues separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 8mm Great Lakes freighter, Cason J. Callaway docked ship, ore hauling ship at dock, Niagara Falls New York home movie, and mid-century industrial transportation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1964 Niagara Falls or New York material, and then with Great Lakes shipping, docks, freighters, or industrial transport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame showing the docked Cason J. Callaway freighter near Niagara Falls, New York, with its white superstructure and long rows of cargo hatch covers seen through dark framing. — Docked freighter viewed through a dark frame.

The Cason J. Callaway is shown from above at dock, with reddish cargo hatch covers, railings, white upper structure, and water beyond the vessel. — Cason J. Callaway deck and superstructure.

A closer 1964 home-movie view looks across the freighter's long deck, showing repeated cargo hatch covers, railings, partial ship name, and dockside grass beyond. — Cargo hatches across the freighter deck.

The frame concentrates on the freighter's reddish hatch covers and side railings, with a small visible person or figure near the upper deck or dock area and grass beyond. — Close view of freighter hatch covers.

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