USMC 105251: Beach landing

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105251: Beach landing Citation information USMC 105251: Beach landing. (HQ-16-538; R-4-8; 57-0312.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2045 Marine Corps Library Number 3244-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-538; R-4-8; 57-0312 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105251 Decade 1950 Description Aerial shots reveal a fleet of ships performing maritime exercises and the coastal terrain. LVTs land ashore, depositing Marines onto the beach. Marines armed with M1 rifles use a short knife to search through the sand. A Marine untangles barbed wire for his fellows to go through. A mine is set. Marines perform during combat exercises and communicate with radio equipment Location(s) Vieques, Puerto Rico Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 411 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 07/06/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 11:41 Digital file type video/H264