USMC 102585: Airstrip construction and fire fighting in Bougainville

Item Description
Title
USMC 102585: Airstrip construction and fire fighting in Bougainville

Citation information
USMC 102585: Airstrip construction and fire fighting in Bougainville. (3D-16-6; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/711

Marine Corps Library Number
1503-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-6; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102585

Decade
1940

Date
1944-01

Description
General Allen Turnage on tank at Bougainville. Shots of martson matting put down for airstrip. Fire in gun emplacement, and men fighting fire with hose.

Location(s)
Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea)

Camera crew
Mickelson

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Division
3rd 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
320

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
11/07/2019

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

Digital runtime
8:22

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II