USMC 110853: Major General Charles F. B. Price in American Samoa, 1943

Item Description
Title
USMC 110853: Major General Charles F. B. Price in American Samoa, 1943

Citation information
USMC 110853: Major General Charles F. B. Price in American Samoa, 1943. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3221

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110853

Decade
1940

Date
1943-08-22

Description
Scenes of MajGen Charles F. B. Price's deployment to American Samoa. Shellback ceremony aboard an unidentified vessel includes MajGen Price and others. Scenes shot around Pago Pago and U. S. Naval Station Tutiula include the crash landing of an American fighter in the harbor; a large feast with many Samoans present, and Price's inspection of the Fita Fita Guard (perhaps prior to departing the island in April 1944). A portion of the film dates from August 22 and 23rd, 1943 during which Eleanor Roosevelt visited the base.

Location(s)
U.S. Naval Station Tutuila (American Samoa)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed at various times from April 1942 and to April 1943.

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
476

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
07/07/2023

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

Digital runtime
13:42

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II