USMC 103344: Field day at Camp Pendleton, 1949

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103344: Field day at Camp Pendleton, 1949 Citation information USMC 103344: Field day at Camp Pendleton, 1949. (MISC-16-7; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1494 Marine Corps Library Number 2084-16 Additional identifiers MISC-16-7; R-2-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103344 Decade 1940 Date 1949-07-07 Description Marines participate in and spectate Field day events at Camp Pendleton. A diving exhibition with comic actors and synchronized swimming is held. A Marine rows a canoe in the pool. Major General Graves B. Erskine salutes African American Marine drill team (Montford Point Marines). Civilians and unidentified officers watch the Montford Point Marines. Erskine speaks into a microphone. Content related to USMC 103372. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on July 7, 1949 (see USMC 103372). Division 1st 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 296 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 11/3/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:14 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Montford Point Marines