New York City-1964: Large Cargo Ship SS Silas Docked at Port with City Skyline

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Large Cargo Ship SS Silas Docked at Port with City Skyline — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a large commercial cargo ship with multiple cranes docked at a New York City port. The vessel, likely the SS Silas, is shown from various angles against a backdrop of the city skyline, including a prominent Colgate's sign. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, a cool blue color cast, and a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a glimpse into mid-century maritime transportation and urban waterfront life.

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: 125499886

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: 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 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1964 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: New York City, New York, 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

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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s New York harbor footage for productions needing a brief maritime, port, or industrial waterfront insert from home-movie source material.
Period detail: The large docked vessel, harbor cranes, city skyline, and metadata-supported 1964 setting place the view in a mid-century New York port environment.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from across the water with a visitor or passerby perspective, holding on ships and skyline rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cargo ships, dockside cranes, harbor water, a distant skyline, pier structures, and a hazy waterfront view.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, dark frame edges, and a cool blue-magenta cast typical of aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a port establishing shot, maritime cutaway, urban transition, or short memory beat within a 1960s New York sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates commercial shipping alongside the dense city skyline, showing the working waterfront as part of everyday urban scenery.
Research note: No people are visible, but vessel names, markings, and possible waterfront signage or brands should be reviewed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 New York harbor 8mm footage, docked cargo ship, port cranes, waterfront skyline, and vintage maritime home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1964 New York waterfront material, and then broader cargo ship, harbor, or urban industrial footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York harbor view of a large docked cargo ship seen across the water with city buildings and cranes behind it. — Cargo ship docked along the New York waterfront.

Large docked vessel in New York harbor, with a white superstructure, red lower hull, cranes, and hazy skyline in the background. — Docked ship with cranes and skyline beyond the pier.

Mid-century New York waterfront view of a docked ship with cranes, water, and distant high-rise silhouettes behind the pier. — Harbor cranes and a docked vessel along the waterfront.

Hazy 1964 New York waterfront view with blurred pier structures, distant buildings, and harbor water in aged 8mm color. — Soft, hazy view of waterfront structures and distant skyline.

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