USMC 103463: Marines on Trinidad, 1947

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103463: Marines on Trinidad, 1947 Citation information USMC 103463: Marines on Trinidad, 1947. (HQ-16-326; R-26-32; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1087 Marine Corps Library Number 2154-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-326; R-26-32; MH-6446 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103463 Decade 1940 Date 1947-07-21 Description Marines interact with civilians at checkpoint and in the field on Trinidad in 1947. Signs read "USNOB Guard Force Cantonment USNOB Guard Force 1" and "U.S.N.O.B. Guard Force". Local troops frisk civilians as they pass through a checkpoint into a cantonment. A Commonwealth Corporal and two Marines supervise as civilians gather raw material (unidentified). Footage of goods being transported on a ropeway conveyor. Marines and civil ians inspect shells. Content related to USMC 103455. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446. Location(s) Trinidad Camera crew Maxwell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on July 21, 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 293 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 12/1/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:09 Digital file type video/H264