New York-1964: Freighter Hull and Anchors Below People and an American Flag

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

commercial shipping
inland navigation
industrial scale
maritime infrastructure
vessel identification
visitor observation

Shot type: mixed
Camera: handheld · tilt · Close oblique view across the water toward the hull, rising toward deck level
Setting: outdoor · Navigation lock beside a large freighter, with a grassy bank and distant tree line
Time and weather: daytime · Undetermined; green vegetation is visible · No precipitation visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with deep hull shadows and bright white superstructure
People: 5 · Approximately five figures are visible across the windows and open deck; some stand at the railing while two look outward from cabin windows, with faces and ages indistinct.
Vehicles: Cason J. Callaway freighter
Objects: large anchors · red hull · cabin windows · deck railings · American flag · flagpole · life ring · exterior stairs · deck equipment · lock wall
Readable signs: CASON J. CALLAWAY · NEW YORK
Colors: dark red · cream white · green · gray · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Red hull lettering and people at cabin windows fill the close view.
The camera lowers toward the anchors and waterline.
White turbulence spreads across green water beside the hull.
The framing rises to the windows, railings and open deck.
People, exterior stairs, a life ring and an American flag appear above the hull.

Freighter Hull and Anchors Below People and an American Flag — Clip Details

In the United States, probably New York, circa 1964 home movie footage shows the rounded red hull of the Cason J. Callaway beside a lock wall. Large anchors hang above green water, with white turbulence spreading along the waterline. The handheld camera dips toward the water, then tilts upward to reveal people at cabin windows and deck railings, a life ring, exterior stairs and an American flag.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003293

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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: This circa 1964 passage supports documentary requests for American freighter details, people aboard and a flag viewed beside a navigation lock.
Period detail: The painted vessel lettering, simple deck railings and light clothing may show an early-to-mid-1960s shipping scene, although none fixes the year independently.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's handheld framing dips toward churning water before returning to the people and flag above.
What appears in frame: The shot contains a red hull, large gray anchors, white-framed windows, people aboard, a life ring, exterior stairs and an American flag.
Film character: Visible grain, soft edges, uneven projected brightness and handheld reframing give the passage its small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as an identification insert or a waterline-to-deck cutaway within a longer freighter or lock sequence.
Historical context: The checked vessel history places Cason J. Callaway in service from September 16, 1952, while this view supplies no independently dated event.
Research note: Vessel lettering and distant people are visible; film copyright, likeness permissions and vessel or location permissions are separate rights considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for Cason J. Callaway home movies, circa 1964 freighter anchors and American flag details beside a navigation lock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's freighter bow, crew, funnel and cargo-hatch views, then with probable New York footage from circa 1964 and other inland shipping scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Cason J. Callaway hull lettering and anchors above green water in the United States, probably New York, circa 1964. — White vessel lettering crosses the red hull above large gray anchors and rippling water.
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Turbulent water beneath the red freighter hull and anchors, United States, probably New York, circa 1964. — The lowered framing emphasizes white turbulence at the vessel's waterline.
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People at Cason J. Callaway cabin windows above its red hull, United States, probably New York, circa 1964. — The rising view brings cabin occupants, upper railings and a life ring into the frame.
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American flag and people above the Cason J. Callaway hull, United States, probably New York, circa 1964. — The wider upper framing includes the flag, people on deck, exterior stairs and grassy bank beyond.
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