USMC 101573: Flag Raising on Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101573: Flag Raising on Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 101573: Flag Raising on Iwo Jima. (4D-16-43; R-1-3; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/71 Marine Corps Library Number 0669-16 Additional identifiers 4D-16-43; R-1-3; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101573 Decade 1940 Date 1945-3-09 Description Flag raising ceremony on Iwo Jima with General Clifton Bledsoe Cates and other officers, possibly including USMC Gen. Schmidt. Shots of beach with Mt Suribachi in background. Shelling of a rocky coastline. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew Shenton, S.F.; Bengston, E.C. (Sgt); Kennedy, J.W. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed March 9th-14th, 1945. Division 4th Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 300 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 09/13/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 10:48 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II