USMC 103440: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103440: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947 Citation information USMC 103440: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-15-32; v.1; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1015 Marine Corps Library Number 2143-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-126; R-15-32; v.1; MH-6446 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103440 Decade 1940 Date 1947-06-17 Description Marine activities in San Juan in 1947. Footage of the entrance to the outpost and downtown San Juan. Marines enter Castillo San Felipe del Morro, swim, golf, and walk around San Juan. Marines raise the U.S. flag while the Navy Band plays music. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446. Content related to USMC 103438. Location(s) San Juan (P.R.) Camera crew Olund; Maxwell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on June 17 and 19, 1947. 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 282 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 11/21/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 7:51 Digital file type video/H264