USMC 100631: Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, Washington, D.C.

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100631: Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, Washington, D.C. Citation information USMC 100631: Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, Washington, D.C.. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3034/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100631 Decade 1910 Date 1918-09-21 Description Silent footage of the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive in Washington, D.C. in 1918. This footage begins with Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo opening the rally with a flag raising, followed by military parades. Hollywood stars Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Marie Dressler rouse and rally the crowd, dance, and sign autographs. The footage concludes with Vice President Thomas R. Marshall delivering a speech encouraging Americans to support the nation during World War I. Location(s) Washington (D.C.) Military Grid Reference 18S UJ Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) 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 400 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 07/30/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 15:36 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War I