USMC 105097: LVTEX-1 on beach

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105097: LVTEX-1 on beach Citation information USMC 105097: LVTEX-1 on beach. (MCEB-16-12; R-2-12.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/1965 Marine Corps Library Number 3155-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-12; R-2-12 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105097 Decade 1960 Date 1956-05-07 Description During testing, LVTEX1 fires a line charge from the water toward the shore. LVTEX1s are tested on the beach, using it's dozer-like feature. Using a crane, Marines move materials on top of an LVTP. LVTEX1 fires on the beach. Location(s) Vieques, Puerto Rico Camera crew Pauling (TSgt); Frank, W.W. (MSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed from the 7th of May, 1956 to through the 16th of May, 1956. 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 06/24/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:16 Digital file type video/H264