USMC 103440: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947

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