New York-1964: Cason J. Callaway Cargo Hatches Beside a Navigation Lock Wall

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

maritime transport
cargo handling infrastructure
navigation locks
industrial observation
waterway travel
vessel construction

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Elevated oblique view looking along the cargo deck
Setting: outdoor · Navigation lock beside a broad waterway and low green shoreline
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · No visible precipitation; distant view appears hazy
Lighting: Daylight with relatively soft shadows
People: 1 · One spectator is partly cropped at the far left, with a partial head briefly visible and a hand near the foreground ledge; no face is clearly identifiable.
Vehicles: Cason J. Callaway freighter
Objects: cargo hatch covers · dark ship hull · white forward superstructure · pilothouse windows · deck railings · exterior stairs · life rings · concrete lock wall · overhead metal arms · green foreground ledge
Readable signs: CASON J. CALLAWAY
Colors: rust red · cream white · purple gray · muted green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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An elevated view establishes the hatch-lined deck beside the concrete lock wall.
The readable vessel name sits below the white forward superstructure.
A slight framing shift keeps the repeated hatch covers and narrow hull clearance prominent.
The same composition holds with water and green shoreline beyond the vessel.

Cason J — Clip Details

Probably New York, United States, circa 1964 home movie footage shows the freighter Cason J. Callaway closely bordered by a concrete navigation lock wall. Long rows of reddish cargo hatch covers lead toward the white forward superstructure, with the vessel's name readable across a deck beam. An elevated visitor viewpoint holds the composition with slight handheld shifts, while water and a low green shoreline remain visible beyond the ship.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003291

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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 home movie views of a named freighter's cargo deck inside a navigation lock.
Period detail: The riveted-looking hull surface, repeated hatch covers, exterior stairs and white forward superstructure provide period vessel detail, although they do not establish an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds an elevated view of the passing industrial scene, with a cropped spectator at the edge reinforcing the informal observation point.
What appears in frame: Reddish hatch covers lead toward a white pilothouse above a dark hull, alongside a concrete wall, with life rings, railings and distant green shoreline.
Film character: Soft grain, muted exposure, a pink-purple cast and slight handheld shifts give the projected small-gauge film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a sustained deck-detail cutaway between wider freighter views and closer shots of crew, equipment or water along the hull.
Historical context: The readable vessel name connects the deck view to Cason J. Callaway, which entered service in 1952, while the lock itself remains unnamed.
Research note: Readable vessel lettering and privately owned ship property are visible; source-film copyright and any applicable likeness or property permissions are separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for Cason J. Callaway hatch covers, circa 1964 freighter home movies and small-gauge color footage of navigation locks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's freighter bow, crew, funnel and turbulent hull-water views, then with provisionally New York footage from circa 1964 and broader shipping sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably New York, circa 1964: elevated view along Cason J. Callaway's reddish hatch covers, with a white superstructure and close concrete lock wall. — Rows of hatch covers converge toward the white forward superstructure and readable vessel name.
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Circa 1964, probably New York: Cason J. Callaway's name crosses the deck above repeated hatch covers beside a narrow lock-side gap. — The transverse beam carries CASON J. CALLAWAY lettering above the cargo deck.
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Probably New York, circa 1964: diagonal view of the freighter's dark hull and hatch-lined deck, with the white pilothouse against distant water. — The dark hull runs close to the concrete wall beneath the hatch-lined deck.
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Circa 1964 home movie view, probably New York: white forward superstructure, exterior stairs and life rings above Cason J. Callaway's cargo hatches. — Life rings and exterior stairs punctuate the white superstructure above the reddish covers.
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