USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay
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Item Description
Title
USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay
Citation information
USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay. (P-16-288; R-2-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/497
Marine Corps Library Number
2866-16
Additional identifiers
P-16-288; R-2-9
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104423
Decade
1950
Date
1956-11-19
Description
Using semaphore signals, marines direct HRS1 helos to land where marines in combat gear exit. Marines set up a .30 caliber water-cooled machine gun. Cargo is shown on screen. Marines clean and maintain their M1 rifles. Another marine sits on deck while he cleans and disassembles a M1919 .30 caliber light machine gun. A sailor signals using morse code. A marine smokes a cigarette and makes a phone call. Marines do rounds aboard the USS Thetis Bay (CVHA-1). Marines perform physical exercises on deck. Alpha flag is shown. Sailors reel in a line. Pilots attend a lecture. HRS1s are filmed landing.
Location(s)
Unknown
Camera crew
Borner; Hardman, J.W.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed at various times between November 19th and 27th, 1956.
Division
1st Division
Squadron
HMR-361
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
400
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
04/17/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
10:36
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay
Citation information
USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay. (P-16-288; R-2-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/497
Marine Corps Library Number
2866-16
Additional identifiers
P-16-288; R-2-9
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104423
Decade
1950
Date
1956-11-19
Description
Using semaphore signals, marines direct HRS1 helos to land where marines in combat gear exit. Marines set up a .30 caliber water-cooled machine gun. Cargo is shown on screen. Marines clean and maintain their M1 rifles. Another marine sits on deck while he cleans and disassembles a M1919 .30 caliber light machine gun. A sailor signals using morse code. A marine smokes a cigarette and makes a phone call. Marines do rounds aboard the USS Thetis Bay (CVHA-1). Marines perform physical exercises on deck. Alpha flag is shown. Sailors reel in a line. Pilots attend a lecture. HRS1s are filmed landing.
Location(s)
Unknown
Camera crew
Borner; Hardman, J.W.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed at various times between November 19th and 27th, 1956.
Division
1st Division
Squadron
HMR-361
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
400
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
04/17/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
10:36
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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