USMC 103829: Footage of Vieques, 1953

Item Description
Title
USMC 103829: Footage of Vieques, 1953

Citation information
USMC 103829: Footage of Vieques, 1953. (2D-16-181; R-1-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
2371-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-181; R-1-7

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103829

Decade
1950

Date
1953-03-09

Description
Footage of Vieques from March 9-18, 1953. Footage of terrain, farm animals, and an abandoned railroad. In Isabella Segunda, footage of the town, locals working, Munoz Rivera Plaza, the fire station, a building called the "Power House", the public library, the U.S. post office, and a Puerto Rico Communications Authority office. Content related to USMC 103832.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.); Isabella Segunda, (P.R.)

Camera crew
Peter J. Hicks; R. E. Endris

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed March 9-18, 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
405

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
4/6/2021

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

Digital runtime
11:16

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War