Niagra Falls New York-1964: Tanker Ship Cason J. Callaway Docked And Empty

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Tanker Ship Cason J — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1964 showing the freighter Cason J. Callaway docked at a port in Niagara Falls, New York. The large cargo ship, with its empty holds and white superstructure, is viewed from a nearby pier. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a slightly warped frame, capturing a moment of industrial transportation on the Great Lakes. A person's hand is visible in the foreground, suggesting a personal, observational perspective.

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: 120817344

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 solve archival requests for Great Lakes industrial shipping, dockside transportation, and period port cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The white superstructure, open cargo holds, dockside pier, and visible ship name Cason J. Callaway support a 1964 industrial waterfront setting when matched with the supplied clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The framing from a nearby pier, with a partial hand at the edge of the frame, gives the shot an unstaged visitor-observation quality rather than a formal maritime record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the docked freighter, empty cargo holds, white cabin structure, pier pavement, water beyond the dock, shoreline in the distance, and a partial hand near the lower edge.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture through soft focus, faded color, visible grain, slight frame warp, and handheld framing around the ship.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief industrial cutaway, transportation insert, waterfront transition, or memory beat within a 1960s travel or Great Lakes sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates a large cargo vessel at a working waterfront, linking personal travel filming with mid-century industrial transport without requiring narration to establish the maritime setting.
Research note: The ship name is visible and a person’s hand appears at the frame edge, so copyright, vessel identification, and any likeness or property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1960s 8mm Great Lakes freighter docked, Cason J. Callaway home movie, empty cargo holds at pier, and Niagara Falls New York industrial waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Niagara Falls or 1964 waterfront material, and then with broader Great Lakes shipping, dock, crane, and industrial transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame of the Cason J. Callaway docked near a pier, showing empty cargo holds, the white superstructure, water, and a distant shoreline. — Cason J. Callaway docked beside a pier with open holds visible.

The Cason J. Callaway appears docked in a 1964 home-movie frame, with empty cargo hatches, dock pavement, water, and shoreline visible beyond the vessel. — Freighter alongside the dock with empty holds exposed.

A slightly shifted 1964 8mm view shows the docked Cason J. Callaway, its open holds, white upper decks, nearby pier, water, and distant land. — Handheld pier view of the docked cargo vessel.

Final frame of the 1964 dockside shot shows the Cason J. Callaway at rest beside the pier, with empty holds, white superstructure, water, and shoreline in view. — Docked freighter with open cargo compartments and shoreline beyond.

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