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

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