USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration
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Item Description
Title
USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration
Citation information
USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration. (HQ-16-206; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
1466
Marine Corps Library Number
2167-16
Additional identifiers
HQ-16-206; R-1-1; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103490
Decade
1950
Date
1950
Description
Lieutenant General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Shepherd's wife, unidentified Naval officers, unidentified Army officers, and civilians sit in the review stand to watch a parade along a thoroughfare lined with civilians. The Hawaiian Armed Services Police (HASP), M.Ps, Marines, the Marine Corps Band, and Naval personnel pass in review in the parade. Marines demonstrate the use of a carbine (with bayonet), a BAR, a M2 Browning, a 81mm mortar, a bazooka, and a flamethrower. Diamond Head volcano is visible in the background.
Location(s)
Oahu (Hawaii)
Camera crew
Unknown
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Possibly filmed some time between June and September of 1950. During this time Lieutenant General Shepherd was stationed in Hawaii.
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
213
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
12/5/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
5:55
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Korean War
Title
USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration
Citation information
USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration. (HQ-16-206; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
1466
Marine Corps Library Number
2167-16
Additional identifiers
HQ-16-206; R-1-1; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103490
Decade
1950
Date
1950
Description
Lieutenant General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Shepherd's wife, unidentified Naval officers, unidentified Army officers, and civilians sit in the review stand to watch a parade along a thoroughfare lined with civilians. The Hawaiian Armed Services Police (HASP), M.Ps, Marines, the Marine Corps Band, and Naval personnel pass in review in the parade. Marines demonstrate the use of a carbine (with bayonet), a BAR, a M2 Browning, a 81mm mortar, a bazooka, and a flamethrower. Diamond Head volcano is visible in the background.
Location(s)
Oahu (Hawaii)
Camera crew
Unknown
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Possibly filmed some time between June and September of 1950. During this time Lieutenant General Shepherd was stationed in Hawaii.
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
213
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
12/5/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
5:55
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Korean War
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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