A cargo vessel sits along the quay as a yellow crane stands near the water and city buildings.
1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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The crane raises a cylindrical load beside the long concrete-and-glass building — Chicago, Illinois, 1968
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- 1968
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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A yellow dock crane lifts a cylindrical load along a Chicago waterfront building, with workers and a cargo vessel below.
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1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Chicago Illinois-1968: Cargo Ship Being Unloaded by Large Crane
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Source format: Super 8.
Browse the collection: 1968 United States.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1018
Year note: 1968
Location note: chicago,macinaw island michigan
Period detail
The visible concrete-and-glass building, older masonry high-rises, dock workers, cargo vessel, and yellow crane support a late-1960s urban port setting consistent with the 1968 metadata.
Film character
The 8mm footage has soft grain, magenta color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The clip visually places cargo handling beside dense downtown architecture, showing industrial waterfront activity integrated with a mid-century urban commercial district.
Research note
People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no clear logos are visible and copyright clearance remains separate from location or person review.
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