USMC 103368: Ft. Henry Guard parades with Battle Color Detachment

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103368: Ft. Henry Guard parades with Battle Color Detachment Citation information USMC 103368: Ft. Henry Guard parades with Battle Color Detachment. (Q-16-232; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1449 Marine Corps Library Number 2099-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-232; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103368 Decade 1950 Date 1954-08-18 Description Fort Henry Guard parade with Marine Battle Color Detachment. Civilians and foreign officers walk to Fort Henry. Members of the Fort Henry Guard, including the Fort Henry Guard band, enter the fort, along with the Guard's mascot "David the Goat". The Marine Battle Color Detachment enters Fort Henry. The Fort Henry Guard marches on the parade field. Footage of fireworks. The Battle Color Detachment marches on the parade field and lowers the Union Jack. Content related to USMC 103364. Location(s) Fort Henry (Ontario, Canada) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Possibly filmed on August 18, 1954. This day marked the first meeting of the Fort Henry Guard and the Marine Battle Color Detachment. Fort Henry Guard Captain Douglas H. Thompson and Marine Brigadier General S.K. Bird famously shook hands over the Canada-United States border in 1954 (see USMC 103364). Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 181 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 11/11/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:02 Digital file type video/H264