USMC 111424: PX-12 LVT test preparation

Item Description
Title
USMC 111424: PX-12 LVT test preparation

Citation information
USMC 111424: PX-12 LVT test preparation. (VC-222; 12; 268; #8A; JA-A6-8-02.) 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-222; 12; 268; #8A; JA-A6-8-02

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111424

Decade
1960

Date
1968-02-08

Description
Marines make preparations for LVT surf testing at Monterey, California. Includes footage of Marines preparing a beach camp, moving and setting up equipment, and installing a roof hatch. LVT-PX-12-2 and other LVTs are shown.

Location(s)
Monterey (Calif.)

Camera crew
Hood (Camera operator); Brumfield (Camera operator); West Coast Motion Picture Unit

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Filmed on February 8, 1968.

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
300

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
04/12/2024

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

Digital runtime
7:52

Digital file type
video/H264