USMC 103527: Marines and sailors arrive aboard USS Curtiss

Item Description
Title
USMC 103527: Marines and sailors arrive aboard USS Curtiss

Citation information
USMC 103527: Marines and sailors arrive aboard USS Curtiss. (HQ-16-251; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/210

Marine Corps Library Number
2178-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-251; R-1-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103527

Decade
1950

Description
The Marine Band plays music and Marines and civilians watch as Marines and sailors aboard the USS Curtiss (AV-4) arrive at port. Marines and sailors depart the USS Curtiss and form up. A Marine Lieutenant speaks into a microphone while Marine stand with guideons for "Oahu Platoon" and "Maui Platoon." A Marine officer talks to an enlisted Marine. The flag of Hawaii appears in the film.

Location(s)
Location unknown (possibly Hawaii).

Camera crew
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Date filmed unknown.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
103

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
12/11/2020

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

Digital runtime
2:53

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War