Niagara Falls New York-1964: Cargo Ship Cason J. Callaway Docked

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cargo Ship Cason J — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures the massive freighter Cason J. Callaway docked at a port in Niagara Falls, New York. The ship's name is clearly visible on its side as it rests alongside a concrete pier under an overcast sky. The shot, framed through a dark border suggesting a window or viewfinder, shows the vessel's white superstructure and brown hull with rows of cargo holds. A person's silhouette appears in the lower-left corner, observing the scene. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, archival home movie feel of mid-century American transportation and industrial activity.

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: 120817337

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

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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 1964 8mm clip fits documentary or educational requests for mid-century American shipping, dockside transportation, and industrial waterfront cutaways.
Period detail: Visible era clues include the 8mm home-movie framing, muted color stock, the freighter's painted name, and a concrete pier with simple dock lighting that may show a 1960s port setting.
Home-movie behavior: The viewpoint feels like a visitor or passenger filming from behind a dark window edge or obstruction while watching the docked vessel at close range.
What appears in frame: The frames show the Cason J. Callaway name on the hull, white superstructure, brown cargo-hold covers, dock pavement, water beyond the pier, crane or boom lines, and a partial silhouetted observer at frame edge.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure shifts, purple color cast, and minor handheld movement that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, establishing cutaway, transportation transition, or memory beat within a sequence about shipping, ports, travel, or industrial America.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a large freighter at a U.S. dock in 1964 without making claims about the vessel's route, cargo, ownership, or port operations beyond what is visible.
Research note: Human review should note the visible ship name and partial person silhouette, with separate consideration for copyright, trademark or vessel-identification issues, and any likeness concerns even though no face is clear.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1964 8mm freighter docked, Cason J. Callaway ship footage, vintage American port home movie, and mid-century cargo vessel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1964 Niagara Falls or U.S. waterfront material, and then with broader shipping, dock, transportation, and industrial travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame of the Cason J. Callaway docked at a U.S. waterfront, seen through a dark edge with cargo covers, superstructure, pier, and water visible. — Cason J. Callaway docked at the pier.

The Cason J. Callaway remains docked beside a concrete pier in this 1964 home-movie frame, with its white upper decks, brown cargo covers, and surrounding waterfront visible. — Freighter alongside a concrete dock.

1964 8mm frame showing the docked Cason J. Callaway from a visitor-like viewpoint, with a partial silhouetted person at the edge, dock pavement, water, and ship details visible. — Visitor-framed view of the docked freighter.

The final 1964 frame holds on the Cason J. Callaway at the dock, showing the freighter's name, brown cargo covers, white superstructure, pier surface, and muted waterfront background. — Static hold on the named freighter.

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