USMC 100713: ""Firex of the Engineer vehicle LVTE - 1""

Item Description
Title
USMC 100713: ""Firex of the Engineer vehicle LVTE - 1""

Citation information
USMC 100713: ""Firex of the Engineer vehicle LVTE - 1"". (JA-A6-8-03.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/33271/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-8-03

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100713

Decade
1950

Description
Film about the Engineer vehicle - the LVTE-1. Scenes include the clearing of a minefield by this vehicle, clearing of debris, and the launch from a ship and the subsequent journey to land. Rocket launcher assembly is also shown, and differences between this model and others is also pointed out (mainly the excavator mounted on the front of the vehicle).

Location(s)
Vieques, Puerto Rico ; Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Filmed 1956 or later.

Division
2nd Division


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
410

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
09/06/2018

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

Digital runtime
11:39

Digital file type
video/H264