USMC 103904: Desert maneuvers at 29 Palms

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103904: Desert maneuvers at 29 Palms Citation information USMC 103904: Desert maneuvers at 29 Palms. (R-1-1; 3D-16-157.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1450 Marine Corps Library Number 2443-16 Additional identifiers R-1-1; 3D-16-157 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103904 Decade 1950 Date 1952-12-06 Description 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines perform desert maneuvers at 29 Palms on December 6, 1952. Marines take cover behind a sand dune, sweep for mines, use communication equipment, and board trucks. Marines use a crane to load sand into a truck bed. Marines drill a hole with a pneumatic hammer drill, fill the hole with explosives, and detonate explosives. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew R. H. Weller Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on December 6, 1952. Division 3rd Division Regiment 9th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion 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 177 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 5/11/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 4:55 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War