USMC 102021: Boxing and King Neptune on USS Block Island

Item Description
Title
USMC 102021: Boxing and King Neptune on USS Block Island

Citation information
USMC 102021: Boxing and King Neptune on USS Block Island. (AVN-16-188; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/18

Marine Corps Library Number
1051-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-188; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102021

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-25

Description
Marines and sailors in formation while officers speak on USS Block Island (CVE-21). King Neptune/Shellback ceremony. Boxing matches.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Veith; Mitchell; Moriarty

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed July 25th-August 3rd, 1945.

Air Group
MASG-48


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. 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
08/22/2019

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

Digital runtime
8:54

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II