USMC 103451: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103451: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947 Citation information USMC 103451: Marines in Puerto Rico, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-20-32; v.1; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 1012 Marine Corps Library Number 2148-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-126; R-20-32; v.1; MH-6446 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103451 Decade 1940 Date 1947-07-02 Description Shots around Puerto Rico in 1947. Marines leave "Pop's Place Bar and Grill". Footage of the entrance to the Roosevelt Roads base. A Marine sentry stands guard. Marines explore an old fortress. A Marine Staff Sergeant walks with his family in a small town. Citizens prepare chickens for a cockfight. Footage of the cockfight. Marines riding in the back of a pickup truck leave the Caribbean National Forest. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446. Content related to USMC 103438. Location(s) Roosevelt Roads (P.R.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on July 2 and 3, 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 226 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 6:17 Digital file type video/H264