USMC 105784: LVTs Speed Test

Item Description
Title
USMC 105784: LVTs Speed Test

Citation information
USMC 105784: LVTs Speed Test. (Q-16-042-66; Q-16-97-69; R-1-1; 4-1957.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2087

Marine Corps Library Number
6180-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-042-66; Q-16-97-69; R-1-1; 4-1957

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105784

Decade
1960

Date
1966-06-16

Description
LVTs navigate around a red beacon for the purpose of testing their speed. Several shots of drainage and runoff are shown.

Location(s)
Potomac River; Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Vandergrift, P.F.; Fatto, F.L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
LVT speed test filmed June 16, 1966. Drainage filmed June 18, 1969.

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
375

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
07/26/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:06

Digital file type
video/H264