USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947
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Item Description
Title
USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947
Citation information
USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-24-32; v.2; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/1090
Marine Corps Library Number
2152-16
Additional identifiers
HQ-16-126; R-24-32; v.2; MH-6446
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103460
Decade
1940
Date
1947-07-17
Description
Marines sightsee in Trinidad in July 1947. Marines explore San Fernando Jama Masjid. Children surround a Marine and a local policeman. Footage of an intersection that features the Wah Nam Restaurant (Chinese). Footage of a plaque that reads, "Commemorating the first official raising of the American flag in Trinidad on this site March 31, 1941 by a detachment of U.S. Marines Major D.A. Stafford commanding". Marines feed monkeys at the Knox Zoo. Footage of a tourist map and pamphlet promoting travel to Trinidad and Tobago. Content related to USMC 103455. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446.
Location(s)
San Fernando (Trinidad); Port of Spain (Trinidad)
Camera crew
Maxwell
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on July 17 and 18, 1947.
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
313
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
11/25/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
8:43
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947
Citation information
USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-24-32; v.2; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/1090
Marine Corps Library Number
2152-16
Additional identifiers
HQ-16-126; R-24-32; v.2; MH-6446
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103460
Decade
1940
Date
1947-07-17
Description
Marines sightsee in Trinidad in July 1947. Marines explore San Fernando Jama Masjid. Children surround a Marine and a local policeman. Footage of an intersection that features the Wah Nam Restaurant (Chinese). Footage of a plaque that reads, "Commemorating the first official raising of the American flag in Trinidad on this site March 31, 1941 by a detachment of U.S. Marines Major D.A. Stafford commanding". Marines feed monkeys at the Knox Zoo. Footage of a tourist map and pamphlet promoting travel to Trinidad and Tobago. Content related to USMC 103455. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446.
Location(s)
San Fernando (Trinidad); Port of Spain (Trinidad)
Camera crew
Maxwell
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on July 17 and 18, 1947.
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
313
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
11/25/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
8:43
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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