USMC 105576: Machinery and equipment

Item Description
Title
USMC 105576: Machinery and equipment

Citation information
USMC 105576: Machinery and equipment. (MH-9546A; R-23-27; 57-0501.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2461

Marine Corps Library Number
3614-16

Additional identifiers
MH-9546A; R-23-27; 57-0501

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105576

Decade
1960

Date
1962-10-03

Description
Short airfield construction and testing. Aerial views of the airfield. Tractors level the ground, a tanker truck sprays asphalt. Marines secure machinery on truck, drive it to airfield. Marines at work constructing the airfield's airstrip. Tillers, dozers, and forklifts at work.

Location(s)
Twentynine Palms (Calif.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Also filmed the 24th of September, 1962

Regiment
1st Marines


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