USMC 105018: Landmines and LVTEX

Item Description
Title
USMC 105018: Landmines and LVTEX

Citation information
USMC 105018: Landmines and LVTEX. (Q-16-656; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/4318

Marine Corps Library Number
3108-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-656; R-1-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105018

Decade
1950

Date
1959-04

Description
Marines prepare and load a demolition line charge. A landmine is placed in the ground and buried. An LVTEX-1 near the shore fires a line charge onto shore, detonates it. Civilians and Marine personnel stand in field, are briefed on demolition project. Another demolition line charge is demonstrated. Various shots of the LVTEX-1 and LVTP-5 in motion on land and in water, loading and unloading from the USS Whitfield County (LST-1169).

Location(s)
San Clemente Island (Calif.)

Camera crew
Petty, K.G.

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
350

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
06/21/2022

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

Digital runtime
9:14

Digital file type
video/H264