USMC 103940: Labor Day parade, 1952

Item Description
Title
USMC 103940: Labor Day parade, 1952

Citation information
USMC 103940: Labor Day parade, 1952. (P-16-53; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1183

Marine Corps Library Number
2489-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-53; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103940

Decade
1950

Date
1952-08-30

Description
Labor Day parade in Oceanside, California on August 30, 1952. Marines and female Marines in various uniforms of the Marine Corps stand on a float. Marines in combat uniforms sit on the float behind sandbags and a machine gun. A Marine band wearing 1917 uniforms plays music on the float. Marines wearing 1775 uniforms stand on the float next to a sign that reads, "Tun Tavern." A Marine band marches down the street and plays music. The bass drum reads, "Camp J. H. Pendleton U. S. Marine Corps." Civilians spectate. Labels on the float read, "1775", "1917", and "1952."

Location(s)
Oceanside (Calif.)

Camera crew
D. W. Luchtman

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on August 30, 1952.

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
111

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
5/19/2021

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

Digital runtime
3:05

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War