USMC 102591: Baseball in Saga

Item Description
Title
USMC 102591: Baseball in Saga

Citation information
USMC 102591: Baseball in Saga. (5D-16-62; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1341

Marine Corps Library Number
1513-16

Additional identifiers
5D-16-62; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102591

Decade
1940

Date
1945-11-04

Description
Shots of blood in road and wounded Japanese civilian after DUKW has hit him. Civilians watch man taken away on stretcher. Shots of baseball pregame ceremonies, including Japanese women marching in uniforms, including in a marching band. Japanese men practice martial arts. Marine officer throws opening pitch between Marine and Saga team.

Location(s)
Saga (Japan)

Camera crew
Powers

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Division
5th Division


Battalion
2nd Battalion


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
220

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
11/02/2019

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

Digital runtime
7:04

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II