USMC 109526: ""This is America, Guam Salvages Island""

Item Description
Title
USMC 109526: ""This is America, Guam Salvages Island""

Citation information
USMC 109526: ""This is America, Guam Salvages Island"". (00325.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
08/2616

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00325

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109526

Decade
1940

Description
An informational discussing Guam under Japanese rule and its liberation. Civilians live in tent cities and go about life. Marines tend to injured civilians. USMC Gen. Roy Geiger engages in a discussion with other officers. A Catholic service is held. LtGen. Henry L. Larsen surveys area. Marines and locals construct huts together.

Location(s)
Guam

Camera crew
Weist, Dwight

Genre
Informational

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
620

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
03/28/2023

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

Digital runtime
16:59

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
WWII