USMC 100514: Funeral procession for six Marines in Tientsin, China

Item Description
Title
USMC 100514: Funeral procession for six Marines in Tientsin, China

Citation information
USMC 100514: Funeral procession for six Marines in Tientsin, China . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/1901

Marine Corps Library Number
1042-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100514

Decade
1940

Date
1947

Description
Reel shows funeral procession in the streets of Tientsin, China, for six dead U.S. Marines. Marine guards carry caskets draped with the American flag, and Marine honor guard file on either side to present arms, with Chinese priests accompanying. A civilian crowd looks on as the procession enters and exits the church building, ultimately departing in jeeps.

Location(s)
Tientsin (China)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed early 1947.

Division
1st Division


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
100

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
05/01/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
13:00

Digital file type
video/H264