Ohio-1966: Three Men Climbing a Red-and-White Lattice Antenna Tower Against the Sky

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationOhio, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 · Ohio, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1966–1968 · Ohio · Reel 2d936bb1 contains 21 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

manual labour
working at height
telecommunications
construction
1960s America
rural infrastructure
teamwork

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt
Setting: outdoor · Open sky around a tall steel lattice antenna tower, viewed from the ground
Time and weather: day · winter · clear
Lighting: Daylight against an open sky, rendered with a strong blue-violet cast
People: 3 · Three adult men in dark work clothing climbing and standing on the tower; faces are small and not distinguishable.
Objects: lattice antenna tower · central mast · cross-bracing · tower legs
Colors: blue-violet · white · dark red · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Three men are on the lattice tower while a dark shadow covers the left side.
The lowest climber stands on the bracing with one arm braced on the steel.
The shadow clears and a fleck of debris crosses the right of the frame.
The camera tilts upward, showing more of the structure above the climbers.

Three Men Climbing a Red-and-White Lattice Antenna Tower... — Clip Details

Likely Ohio, United States, circa 1966 home movie footage shows three men in dark work clothes climbing a red-and-white lattice antenna tower against a clear sky. Two climbers cling close together near the top of the frame while a third stands on the cross-bracing lower down, one arm braced on the steelwork. The single handheld shot looks steeply upward and tilts higher near the end, with a soft dark shadow on the left early on. The small-gauge colour film carries a strong blue-violet cast and visible grain.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002159

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1966 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: Ohio, 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: Fits requests for 1960s footage of men building or climbing an antenna or radio tower, for documentaries on labour, broadcasting or rural infrastructure.
Period detail: The colour stock and blue cast match mid-1960s home movies, and the plain dark work clothes and absence of visible harnesses may show period working practice.
Home-movie behavior: A family member filmed from the ground as the men climbed, recording the tower going up as a notable household or local event rather than a staged work scene.
What appears in frame: The shot holds a tall lattice tower with white legs and a reddish central mast, two men climbing near the top of frame, a third standing on the bracing below, open blue sky and a soft shadow at left.
Film character: Small-gauge colour film with a heavy blue-violet cast, fine grain, dust specks, a handheld upward view and a soft dark shadow that clears after two seconds.
Edit role: Works as a short cutaway or insert in a construction or work-at-height sequence, or as a memory beat in a winter family montage.
Historical context: Privately owned antenna and radio towers were a familiar sight in mid-century America, and this reel records one being assembled by a small crew of men.
Research note: The men are not identified and their faces are not readable; copyright in the film is separate from any likeness or property interest in the tower and its site.
Research search match: Searches like 'men climbing antenna tower 1960s', 'vintage lattice tower workers', 'home movie tower construction' or 'Ohio 1960s winter home movie' should return this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's antenna-array assembly, ice skating and Silver Spade stripping shovel clips, then with other mid-1960s Ohio footage, then with other work-at-height material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three workers climbing a red-and-white antenna tower, likely in Ohio, circa 1966, with a soft shadow across the left of the frame — Three men work their way up a lattice antenna tower, circa 1966, likely Ohio.
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Two climbers near the top and one on the lower bracing of an antenna tower in circa 1966 home movie footage, likely from Ohio — The lower climber stands on the cross-bracing with one arm braced on the steel.
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Workers holding on to a red-and-white lattice mast against a blue-violet sky, circa 1966, probably Ohio — Film debris drifts across the sky as the crew holds position on the tower.
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Clear view of three men on an antenna tower under an open blue sky, circa 1966, likely Ohio — With the shadow gone, the tower and its three climbers stand clear against the sky.
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