USMC 103256: Obstacle course at Quantico, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103256: Obstacle course at Quantico, 1953 Citation information USMC 103256: Obstacle course at Quantico, 1953. (P-2102; Q-16-295; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/66/1 Marine Corps Library Number 2018-16 Additional identifiers P-2102; Q-16-295; R-1-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103256 Decade 1950 Date 1953-07-20 Description Marines tackle a Quantico obstacle course in 1953. Marines climb wooden obstacles, descend platforms using ropes, maneuver through stakes, crawl and run through barbed wire, jump off of wooden platforms, traverse monkey bars, run through tires, run across beams, climb through window-sized holes, and jump over wooden barricades. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew R. F. Tiedeman Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on July 20 and 21, 1953. 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 10/13/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:21 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War