USMC 105713: Bridges

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105713: Bridges Citation information USMC 105713: Bridges. (5D-16-006-69; R-4-7; 57-2131.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/1971 Marine Corps Library Number 6008-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-006-69; R-4-7; 57-2131 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105713 Decade 1960 Date 1969-03-20 Description Marines construct a partially erect metal bridge over a river. Asphalt roads are laid down. A TD-15 bulldozer and crane push a section of the bridge into position. USMC and USAF personnel hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the bridge. A USAF sedan crosses the bridge. Marines construct a metal bridge over a river. Marines nail wooden boards to the top of the bridge. Marines ferry across the river and chop a tree. Location(s) Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.); Santa Barbara (Calif.) Camera crew Ransom, D.J. (LCpl) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between March 20 and March 22, 1969, with one section filmed on January 30, 1969. Division 5th Division Battalion 13th Engineer 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 450 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 07/22/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:34 Digital file type video/H264