USMC 103368: Ft. Henry Guard parades with Battle Color Detachment
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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