USMC 105718: Bridges

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105718: Bridges Citation information USMC 105718: Bridges. (5D-16-006-69; R-6-7; 57-2127.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/1973 Marine Corps Library Number 6010-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-006-69; R-6-7; 57-2127 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105718 Decade 1960 Date 1969-03-22 Description Marines work on and assemble a partially erected metal bridge over a river. An Eimco bulldozer plows dirt at the end of the bridge. Marines stand near a T-46 type crane as a section of the bridge is moved, and pull a cable from the front of the bulldozer. Marines guide the crane to the bridge. Marines work atop concrete piling and secure supports to the metal framework of the bridge. A crane transports sections of the bridge to working Marines. Marines work in the center of the river as another group of Marines work on a partially assembled bridge on the riverbank. A military personnel truck and civilian car drive across completed bridges. 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 22 and March 24, 1969, with one section filmed on February 20, 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 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 07/22/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:55 Digital file type video/H264