USMC 100573: "The Navy and the Fourth Liberty Loan"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100573: "The Navy and the Fourth Liberty Loan" Citation information USMC 100573: "The Navy and the Fourth Liberty Loan". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/2868/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100573 Decade 1910 Date 1918-10-16 Description This film promotes the purchase of "Liberty Loan" bonds during World War I, and depicts a rally held to promote the fourth of these loans on "Navy Liberty Loan Day," October 16th, 1918 at the State Navy and War Building in Washington D. C. Lt. John Philip Sousa arrives in Washington with his Navy band, other officers and the drum major to play at the rally. Lt. Henry Reutendahl updates a painted billboard keeping score of bonds purchased, further "sinking" a painted U-Boat. Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels and Admiral Cowie speak to the large crowd. Treasury Secretary McAdoo receives a postcard. Shots of the Liberty Loan Mail Room and of postcards sent to and from soldiers and bond-purchasing civilians further promote the purchase of Liberty Loan bonds. Location(s) Washington (D.C.) Military Grid Reference 18SUJ24410853 Camera crew Bureau of Navigation; United States Navy Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Public relations Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 265 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 07/09/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:29 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War I