USMC 100631: Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, Washington, D.C.

Item Description
Title
USMC 100631: Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, Washington, D.C.

Citation information
USMC 100631: Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, Washington, D.C.. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3034/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100631

Decade
1910

Date
1918-09-21

Description
Silent footage of the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive in Washington, D.C. in 1918. This footage begins with Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo opening the rally with a flag raising, followed by military parades. Hollywood stars Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Marie Dressler rouse and rally the crowd, dance, and sign autographs. The footage concludes with Vice President Thomas R. Marshall delivering a speech encouraging Americans to support the nation during World War I.

Location(s)
Washington (D.C.)

Military Grid Reference
18S UJ

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
400

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
07/30/2018

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

Digital runtime
15:36

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War I