USMC 101543: Snake clearing mines

Item Description
Title
USMC 101543: Snake clearing mines

Citation information
USMC 101543: Snake clearing mines. (4D-16-53; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/415

Marine Corps Library Number
0646-16

Additional identifiers
4D-16-53; R-1-2; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101543

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-22

Description
Demo of Marines assembling and pushing snake via tank in order to clear mine field.

Location(s)
Maui (HI.)

Camera crew
S. F. Shenton

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed July 22nd and 23rd, 1945.

Division
4th Division


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
325

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
09/12/2019

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

Digital runtime
10:38

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II