USMC 104615: Mortar Instructional Film

Item Description
Title
USMC 104615: Mortar Instructional Film

Citation information
USMC 104615: Mortar Instructional Film. (MCEB-16-33.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/282

Marine Corps Library Number
2984-16

Additional identifiers
MCEB-16-33

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104615

Decade
1950

Date
1957-07-18

Description
Footage is taken of M53 155mm self-propelled Howitzer, 105 Howitzer, and mortars for instructional film. Marines fire artillery and 4.2 (107mm) mortars. Marines quickly set up mortar and fire.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
J. R. Nelson; Pauling (TSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
360

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
04/22/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
6:19

Digital file type
video/H264