USMC 103347: Field day at Camp Pendleton, 1949

Item Description
Title
USMC 103347: Field day at Camp Pendleton, 1949

Citation information
USMC 103347: Field day at Camp Pendleton, 1949. (MISC-16-10; R-2-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/721

Marine Corps Library Number
2089-16

Additional identifiers
MISC-16-10; R-2-2; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103347

Decade
1940

Date
1949-07-07

Description
Marines participate in and spectate Field day events at Camp Pendleton. 81 mm mortar crews race to set up their mortars. Marines run a 100 yard dash, sprint in combat dress and carrying rifles, run a "fat man" race, run relay races, race while pulling ammunition carts, run a three-legged race, race to set up 30 caliber water cooled machine guns, jump hurdles, and dive off of a diving board. Marine drill teams drill on a parade field. Content related to USMC 103372.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Camera crew
Harris; Carson

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on July 7, 1949 (see USMC 103372).

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
391

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
10:53

Digital file type
video/H264