USMC 104026: Construction at Camp Pickel Meadows

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104026: Construction at Camp Pickel Meadows Citation information USMC 104026: Construction at Camp Pickel Meadows. (P-16-66; R-4-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/656 Marine Corps Library Number 2599-16 Additional identifiers P-16-66; R-4-8 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104026 Decade 1950 Date 1952-08-22 Description Marines of the 7th Engineering Battalion construct a cold-weather camp at Camp Pickel Meadows on August 22-27, 1952. Marines construct buildings with the assistance of cranes, trucks, tractors, and other heavy machinery. A sign reads, "Cold Weather Battalion USMC." Footage of a sign depicting the logo for A Company 7th Engineering Battalion–an image of an armed wolf standing on top of the earth, with a shovel in the background. A painted banner on the sign reads, "A Co 7th Eng. Bn FMF." A sign reads, "7th Eng Bn FMF A Co." The Cold Weather Battalion at Camp Pickel Meadows provided cold-weather training for all Marines going to Korea. Content related to USMC 104018. Location(s) Camp Pickel Meadows (Calif.) Camera crew Edward R. Satow; Heintz Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on August 22-27, 1952. Division 3rd Division Battalion Cold Weather Battalion 7th Engineering 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 396 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 6/10/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:01 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War