USMC 103475: Marines in Panama, 1947

Item Description
Title
USMC 103475: Marines in Panama, 1947

Citation information
USMC 103475: Marines in Panama, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-32-32; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1176

Marine Corps Library Number
2160-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-126; R-32-32; v.1; MH-6446

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103475

Decade
1940

Date
1947-08-12

Description
Marines on leave and on base in Panama in 1947. Marines explore the ruins of Panama Viejo and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. Marines form up at U.S. Naval Station Coco Solo, C.D. A llama grazes in a field. Footage of the Headquarters Marine Barracks at Balboa, C.Z. Content related to USMC 103467. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446.

Location(s)
Panama Canal (Panama); Panama

Camera crew
Olund; Maxwell

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on August 12 and 13, 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
282

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
12/4/2020

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

Digital runtime
7:50

Digital file type
video/H264