USMC 105570: Dominican Civil War

Item Description
Title
USMC 105570: Dominican Civil War

Citation information
USMC 105570: Dominican Civil War. (MH-9546A; R-21-27; 57-0499.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2459

Marine Corps Library Number
3612-16

Additional identifiers
MH-9546A; R-21-27; 57-0499

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105570

Decade
1960

Date
1965-05-07

Description
The U.S. intervention in the Dominican Civil War. Footage shows USMC occupying streets, carnage, farmland, the UN building. A US Marine cracks a coconut and drinks its contents.

Location(s)
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Camera crew
Thompson, R.W.; Shkymba, J (SSgt);

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Battalion
3rd Battalion


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
07/19/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:38

Digital file type
video/H264