USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947 Citation information USMC 103460: Marines on Trinidad, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-24-32; v.2; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1090 Marine Corps Library Number 2152-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-126; R-24-32; v.2; MH-6446 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103460 Decade 1940 Date 1947-07-17 Description Marines sightsee in Trinidad in July 1947. Marines explore San Fernando Jama Masjid. Children surround a Marine and a local policeman. Footage of an intersection that features the Wah Nam Restaurant (Chinese). Footage of a plaque that reads, "Commemorating the first official raising of the American flag in Trinidad on this site March 31, 1941 by a detachment of U.S. Marines Major D.A. Stafford commanding". Marines feed monkeys at the Knox Zoo. Footage of a tourist map and pamphlet promoting travel to Trinidad and Tobago. Content related to USMC 103455. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446. Location(s) San Fernando (Trinidad); Port of Spain (Trinidad) Camera crew Maxwell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on July 17 and 18, 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 313 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 11/25/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:43 Digital file type video/H264