USMC 108109: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108109: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108109: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-32-41; 8-2065.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3450

Marine Corps Library Number
8305-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-32-41; 8-2065

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108109

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. Marines set off powder bag charges. USMC 2ndLt. and other Marines operates a headset and directs fire. Reserve Marines arrive at Camp Wilson, unload luggage, smoke cigarettes by an M60 machine gun, prepare a 106 recoilless rifle and place it in position, as well as load ice aboard 6x6 truck and trailer.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Dillon; Ayers; Gillea (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
4th Division


Regiment
25th Marines


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
11/18/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:11

Digital file type
video/H264