Duluth Minnesota-1960: Freighter Athel Duke Fires Up Boiler At Dock

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationDuluth, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Duluth Minnesota

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Freighter Athel Duke Fires Up Boiler At Dock — Clip Details

DULUTH MINNESOTA-1960: A massive freighter named Athel Duke is docked at a port, its black hull and red waterline showing signs of age. Vintage American cars from the early 1960s line the waterfront, including a light green sedan and a dark pickup truck. The ship's white superstructure stands out against the overcast sky, and a plume of smoke rises from its funnel, indicating it is preparing to sail. Shot on 8mm film, this archival footage captures the industrial maritime atmosphere of a mid-century American port with authentic film grain and color.

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: 125305500

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$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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1960 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Duluth harbor footage for documentary or education edits needing a mid-century Great Lakes freighter dockside view.
Period detail: The visible ship, early-1960s cars, dock setting, and 8mm color stock support the supplied 1960 Duluth identification.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot waterfront perspective, observing the large vessel and parked cars without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: A black and red freighter hull, white superstructure, mast, funnel smoke, dockside cars, utility poles, and overcast sky are visible.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, muted color, and handheld framing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, harbor transition, industrial cutaway, or memory beat for Great Lakes transportation.
Historical context: The frames place a working freighter beside public waterfront parking, showing maritime industry alongside everyday automobile traffic.
Research note: The vessel name is visible and should be reviewed as a brand or identifying mark; copyright and property or trademark issues require separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 Duluth 8mm freighter footage, Great Lakes dock scene, vintage harbor cars, and mid-century maritime home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Duluth harbor material, then broader Great Lakes freighter footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Duluth dock view of the Athel Duke freighter, with its dark hull, white superstructure, mast, and parked cars visible. — Athel Duke docked beside a row of waterfront cars.

The Athel Duke remains docked in Duluth, with its name on the dark bow and several early-1960s cars along the waterfront. — Freighter bow and parked cars along the dock.

Duluth harbor frame showing the freighter side, white upper decks, a mast, dockside cars, and a dark pickup in the foreground. — Side view of the freighter with parked vehicles at the waterfront.

Athel Duke at the Duluth dock with smoke rising near the funnel, a red lower hull, white superstructure, and parked cars below. — Smoke rises as the docked freighter sits above waterfront cars.

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