Niagra Falls New York-1964: A Tugboat Departing Harbor With American Flag

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Tugboat Departing Harbor With American Flag — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures the Cason J. Callaway, a red and white tugboat, departing from a harbor in Niagara Falls, New York. The American flag waves from the stern as passengers stand on the deck, with the boat's name clearly visible. The film shows a mix of color tones, including a distinct orange tint in one frame, and exhibits classic Super 8 grain and edge damage. The clip includes a brief shot of the Robert Moses Power Dam sign, confirming the location. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American transportation and engineering.

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: 120817426

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage suited to editorial requests for American harbor, excursion-boat, tugboat, Niagara Falls-area transportation, or mid-century travel inserts.
Period detail: Visible period clues include the 8mm color stock, mid-century vessel styling, American flag, passenger deck, and a Robert Moses Power Dam sign shown in the clip metadata and stills.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, watching the Cason J. Callaway from shore or dockside as people stand casually on the deck.
What appears in frame: The frames show a red and white boat hull, the name Cason J. Callaway, an American flag, deck railings, passengers, harbor-side pavement, and a Robert Moses Power Dam wall sign.
Film character: The scan carries home-movie film grain, gate edges, mild softness, color shift, and an orange flare or exposure cast that marks the physical 8mm source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief transportation cutaway, regional travel insert, harbor transition, or memory beat in a sequence about Niagara Falls-area tourism and infrastructure.
Historical context: The clip visually connects leisure travel and working-waterfront imagery with nearby hydroelectric infrastructure without establishing a specific public event or official ceremony.
Research note: People and the vessel name are visible, so copyright, likeness, location, and trademark or vessel-identification issues should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm Niagara Falls boat footage, Cason J. Callaway harbor departure, American flag on tugboat home movie, and Robert Moses Power Dam travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1964 Niagara Falls or Robert Moses Power Dam material, and finally with 1960s American water transportation or travel-home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame of the Cason J. Callaway beside a harbor edge in the Niagara Falls, New York area, with passengers on deck and an American flag at the stern. — Cason J. Callaway with passengers and stern flag.

The Cason J. Callaway appears with passengers and an American flag while the 8mm frame is partly obscured by an orange exposure cast. — Boat deck and flag under orange film cast.

Orange-tinted 8mm frame showing a building or wall sign that appears to read Robert Moses Power Dam, supporting the Niagara Falls-area setting. — Robert Moses Power Dam sign in orange-tinted frame.

1964 8mm frame of a large building facade with rows of windows, a streetlight, and a Robert Moses Power Dam sign on the wall. — Power dam building facade and sign.

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