USMC 105718: Bridges
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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