USMC 111412: Testing the PX-D1-1 LVT

Item Description
Title
USMC 111412: Testing the PX-D1-1 LVT

Citation information
USMC 111412: Testing the PX-D1-1 LVT. (VC-204; #74A; 2; 213; TR2; T&E 16 1-66.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
VC-204; #74A; 2; 213; TR2; T&E 16 1-66

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111412

Decade
1960

Date
1966-01-27

Description
Test film of experimental LVT, PX-D1-1 moving through high surf at Monterey, California. Also includes footage of Marines working atop a PX-D1-1 on land, adding and removing parts.

Location(s)
Monterey (Calif.)

Camera crew
Reynolds (Camera operator)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Filmed on January 27, 1966.

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
04/11/2024

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

Digital runtime
10:58

Digital file type
video/H264