USMC 111228: Marine Corps Marathon 1978

Item Description
Title
USMC 111228: Marine Corps Marathon 1978

Citation information
USMC 111228: Marine Corps Marathon 1978. (0-12-16-79-78.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6859

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
0-12-16-79-78

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111228

Decade
1970

Date
1978-11-05

Description
Civilians and Marines participate in the 1978 Marine Corps marathon. Spectators cheer runners on from the sidelines. Winners from the USMC ""Special Olympics Mini-Marathon"" pose for pictures with medals. Gen. L.H. Wilson Jr, LtGen. A.G. Schwenk, and other USMC officers congratulate runners at the finish line. The USMC Drum and Bugle band plays.

Location(s)
Arlington (Va.); Washington (D.C.)

Camera crew
Maloney

Genre
Documentary

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
900

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
07/26/2023

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

Digital runtime
25:12

Digital file type
video/H264