USMC 100497: Pre-WWII Marine operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 100497: Pre-WWII Marine operations

Citation information
USMC 100497: Pre-WWII Marine operations. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
03/485/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
USMC 100497

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100497

Decade
1920

Description
Narrated film of the Marine Corps' operations before World War II. Footage depicts a regimental inspection and marching band, as well as a mock battle by Marine troops in which Marines come ashore, navigate terrain and operate .75 mm Howitzers. Narration relays information about the Marines' operations in the 1920s in Haiti, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and China, as well as their historical role in conflicts in the preceding century. The USS Enterprise is shown in the opening sequence as well as aircraft and later, LVTs.

Location(s)
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
340

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
05/29/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
8:07

Digital file type
video/H264