USMC 103825: Armed Forces Day parade in Birmingham, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103825: Armed Forces Day parade in Birmingham, 1953 Citation information USMC 103825: Armed Forces Day parade in Birmingham, 1953. (2D-16-188; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/982 Marine Corps Library Number 2368-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-188; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103825 Decade 1950 Date 1953-05-16 Description Armed Forces Day parade in Birmingham, Alabama on May 16, 1953. Spectators line the streets. Marines, female Marines, Army troops, ROTC cadets, and high school bands parade down the street. Cars with a banners reading, "U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service" drive down the street. Women with sashes that read "Miss Tennessee Cap", "Miss Alabama Aviation", "Miss Missouri Aviation", "Miss Kentucky Aviation", and others ride down the street in convertibles. Officers of the different branches and civilians review the parade from a balcony on the Tutwiler Hotel. Marines form up in a field. Location(s) Birmingham (Ala.) Camera crew Egner; R. E. Endris Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on May 16, 1953. Division 2nd Division 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 302 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 2/18/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:24 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War