USMC 108151: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Item Description
Title
USMC 108151: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Citation information
USMC 108151: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-10-10; 8-2050.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3509

Marine Corps Library Number
8327-16

Additional identifiers
122-1012-75; R-10-10; 8-2050

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108151

Decade
1970

Date
1975-09-23

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 75 desert training activities. Marines fire blank ammo from exterior mounted .30 caliber machine gun. US Army personnel aims a TOW weapon. Marines fill canteens from a hose, read mail in a tent, take notes, and board LVTP7s. Marines march, disembark an M48, load seabags aboard, and board a civilian bus. Various views of early evening sky.

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

Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (SSgt); Lawrence, A.E. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Battalion
2nd 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
380

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
11/22/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:42

Digital file type
video/H264