USMC 103473: Marines in Panama, 1947

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103473: Marines in Panama, 1947 Citation information USMC 103473: Marines in Panama, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-31-32; v.1; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1177 Marine Corps Library Number 2159-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-126; R-31-32; v.1; MH-6446 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103473 Decade 1940 Date 1947-08-11 Description Marines on leave and on base in Panama in 1947. Marines play golf and inspect dump car wheels from circa 1885 used by the French on Culebra Hill in their failed attempt to construct a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Footage of ships moving through the Panama Canal, the administration building of the Panama Canal, a building used by the Third Guard Company at U.S. Naval Station Coco Solo C.Z., and the Naval Air Transport Service building at U.S. Naval Station Coco Solo C.Z. Workers load packages onto a Douglas C-54 Skymaster marked Naval Air Transport Service. Marines wearing pith helmets form up. Content related to USMC 103467. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446. Location(s) Panama Canal (Panama) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on August 11 and 12, 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 336 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 12/4/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:21 Digital file type video/H264