New York-1964: Freighter Funnel and Cargo Hatches Below a Tall Lock Wall

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

maritime transport
navigation infrastructure
industrial scale
cargo shipping
visitor observation
working vessels

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt · pan · Elevated oblique view looking down into the lock
Setting: outdoor · Industrial navigation lock with a freighter, concrete walls, a utility building and landscaped banks
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · No precipitation visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with subdued contrast
People: 5 · Approximately five small figures appear across the deck and upper lock edge; faces and ages are indistinct.
Vehicles: Cargo freighter identified in section context as Cason J. Callaway · Covered shipboard lifeboat
Objects: Pale funnel with black top · Red cargo hatch covers · White aft superstructure · Round portholes · Covered lifeboat · Curved davits · Tall black mast · Deck railings · Life ring · Concrete lock wall · Recessed metal wall structure · Lockside building
Colors: gray · muted red · white · black · green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The elevated view frames red hatch covers, the aft deckhouse and funnel against the lock wall.
The framing dips toward the cargo hatches and small deck figures.
The camera shifts upward and right to include the lockside building and grassy bank.
The funnel remains prominent beside the wall and its recessed metal structure.

Freighter Funnel and Cargo Hatches Below a Tall Lock Wall — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1964 home movie footage shows a freighter confined beside a tall navigation lock wall, probably in New York. An elevated view takes in red cargo hatch covers, a white aft superstructure and a pale funnel with a black top. A covered lifeboat rests beside curved davits, while small figures appear on deck and along the lock edge. The handheld camera shifts upward and right during one continuous shot.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003290

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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: 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: New York, 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: Supports documentary and museum requests for circa 1964 maritime transport, with a visitor's elevated view of a freighter inside a navigation lock.
Period detail: The covered lifeboat, davits, riveted-looking hatch covers and white aft accommodation structure provide visible period vessel detail.
Home-movie behavior: Small shifts in framing convey a visitor studying the vessel from above while distant people continue their activities.
What appears in frame: Red hatch covers sit below a white deckhouse, pale funnel, covered lifeboat, black mast and tall concrete lock wall.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color and slight handheld drift give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a machinery and infrastructure cutaway between wider vessel views and closer crew or hull details.
Historical context: The vessel identified in section context as Cason J. Callaway entered service in 1952; this framing shows its aft structures within a navigation lock.
Research note: Copyright licensing is separate from likeness and property permissions; distant people and vessel property are visible, with no clearly identifiable faces or readable branding.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1964 freighter home movies, funnel and lifeboat details, and elevated views into a United States navigation lock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's bow, crew, cargo-hatch and hull-water views, then with probable New York material from circa 1964 and other navigation-lock sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1964: an elevated view of a freighter's aft deck, pale funnel and covered lifeboat beside a concrete lock wall. — The aft superstructure and funnel rise above red cargo hatch covers beside the lock wall.
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United States, circa 1964: red hatch covers and a white aft deckhouse sit deep below a navigation lock's concrete edge. — A lower framing emphasizes the hatch covers and the narrow space beside the wall.
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United States, circa 1964: a tall freighter funnel dominates an elevated lock view with a building and green bank beyond. — The upward framing includes the lockside building and paths beyond the funnel.
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United States, circa 1964: a freighter's funnel, portholes and lifeboat remain framed against the high wall of a navigation lock. — The pale funnel and black mast contrast with the gray lock wall.
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