USMC 103449: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103449: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947 Citation information USMC 103449: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-19-32; v.1; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1017 Marine Corps Library Number 2147-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-126; R-19-32; v.1; MH-6446 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103449 Decade 1940 Date 1947-06-29 Description Shots around Puerto Rico in 1947. Footage of a dry dock, the Puerto Rican countryside, San Juan, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and the airstrips at Roosevelt Roads. Marines swim and try to push a large raft into the ocean. An unidentified Corporal eats a sandwich. A sign reads "U.S.N.A.D. Vieques". Marines visit a pineapple field. A Marine sentry stands guard. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446. Content related to USMC 103438. Location(s) Roosevelt Roads (P.R.); San Juan (P.R.); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed June 29 through July 1, 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 389 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 11/24/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:49 Digital file type video/H264