USMC 108061: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108061: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108061: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-3-41; 10-1835.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3407

Marine Corps Library Number
8276-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-3-41; 10-1835

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108061

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08-11

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. A Marine checks the engine and operation controls of a medium wrecker truck. Marines disembark civilian buses, load and fire M16 rifles, use a PRC25 radio, drink from canteens, and repair the tread of an 8"" self-propelled Howitzer.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.); Camp Wilson (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gilkey (Cpl); Watson (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1973-06-27 and 1973-08-11

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
11/16/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:41

Digital file type
video/H264