USMC 104166: Operation Cowlex in Alaska

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104166: Operation Cowlex in Alaska Citation information USMC 104166: Operation Cowlex in Alaska. (3D-16-279; R-1-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/742 Marine Corps Library Number 2702-16 Additional identifiers 3D-16-279; R-1-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104166 Decade 1950 Date 1956-01-23 Description 1st Battalion, 1st Division cold weather landing exercise. Beach party unloads gear from LCM and set up signs. LVT-3s move through snow and HRS-1 helos fly overhead. Simulated aggressors are shown and machine guns are fired. Location(s) San Diego (Calif.); Aleutian Islands (Alaska) Camera crew R. B. Hoover Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on a number of Days in late January 1956. Division 1st Division Battalion 1st 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 370 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 07/27/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:17 Digital file type video/H264