USMC 100462: Native American vets honored at Navajo Tribal Fair

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100462: Native American vets honored at Navajo Tribal Fair Citation information USMC 100462: Native American vets honored at Navajo Tribal Fair. 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 P-995; R-2-2; A00322 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100462 Decade 1960 Date 1969-08-28 Description Home movie depicting scenes from the 23rd Annual Navajo Tribal Fair (August 1969) in the Window Rock Tribal Park, Arizona. Native American "code talkers" who served in the U.S. Military are honored in parades and ceremonies, including Paul Jones (WWI), Jim Arviso (WWII), Lloyd House (Korea), and Jerry Smiley (Vietnam). Various tribes are featured throughout, as well as appearances by "Miss Navajo" and "Miss Indian America," and performances by the Hopi Indian Band and the Navajo Tribal Band. Location(s) Window Rock (Ariz.) Military Grid Reference 12SXE76525033 Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Amateur (home movies) Film date (note) Filmed between August 28th and 31st, 1969 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 250 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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/04/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:35 Digital file type video/H264