USMC 103511: General Holcomb home movies

Item Description
Title
USMC 103511: General Holcomb home movies

Citation information
USMC 103511: General Holcomb home movies. (HOLCOMB #00300.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
08/2605

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
HOLCOMB #00300

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103511

Decade
1920

Date
1927-06

Description
Home movie film associated with the life of Gen. Thomas Holcomb. Scenes around Walnut Hill and New Castle in June 1927 (Delaware area): New Castle Court House Museum, Stonum, Major Clifford's place at Middleburg, Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green, the Read House and Gardens, the Dutch House, and the Amstel House, family scenes and other local landmarks. The film also features footage of the Soo Locks, Michigan, as well as Banff and Lake Louise, Canada. The film features the Banff Springs Hotel.

Location(s)
New Castle (Del.); Walnut Hill (Del.); Soo Locks (Mich.); Banff (Alta.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Amateur (home movies)

Film date (note)
Filmed in June, 1927

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
429

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
Content may be protected by copyright.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
12/23/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
11:56

Digital file type
video/H264