USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953
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Title
USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953
Citation information
USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953. (Q-16-288; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/72
Marine Corps Library Number
2020-16
Additional identifiers
Q-16-288; R-1-1; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103258
Decade
1950
Date
1953-03-11
Description
First shot on a new rifle range (a part of the new Calvin A. Lloyd Range Complex) at Quantico on March 11th, 1953. Unidentified officers dressed in sheepskin jackets, field jackets, and shooter's jackets, walk up steps with M-1 carbines. An unidentified Brigadier General and an unidentified officer walk up steps. An unidentified Lieutenant Colonel adjusts the sling of an M-1 carbine, fires one round, and hits target 41. Target 41 is lowered and replaced with a new target. Marines in prone position fire rounds using M-1 carbines. An unidentified Marine at post 41 fires rounds using an M-1 carbine, while in prone position. The aforementioned Lieutenant Colonel adjusts the sling of an M-1 carbine.
Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)
Camera crew
C. R. Newman
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on March 11, 1953.
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
106
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.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
10/15/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
2:57
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Korean War
Title
USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953
Citation information
USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953. (Q-16-288; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/72
Marine Corps Library Number
2020-16
Additional identifiers
Q-16-288; R-1-1; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103258
Decade
1950
Date
1953-03-11
Description
First shot on a new rifle range (a part of the new Calvin A. Lloyd Range Complex) at Quantico on March 11th, 1953. Unidentified officers dressed in sheepskin jackets, field jackets, and shooter's jackets, walk up steps with M-1 carbines. An unidentified Brigadier General and an unidentified officer walk up steps. An unidentified Lieutenant Colonel adjusts the sling of an M-1 carbine, fires one round, and hits target 41. Target 41 is lowered and replaced with a new target. Marines in prone position fire rounds using M-1 carbines. An unidentified Marine at post 41 fires rounds using an M-1 carbine, while in prone position. The aforementioned Lieutenant Colonel adjusts the sling of an M-1 carbine.
Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)
Camera crew
C. R. Newman
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on March 11, 1953.
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
106
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.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
10/15/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
2:57
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Korean War
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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