USMC 104574: Marines in the Antarctic

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104574: Marines in the Antarctic Citation information USMC 104574: Marines in the Antarctic. (""00293 Marines in the Antarctic"".) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 07/2537 reel 2 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers ""00293 Marines in the Antarctic"" MIRC inventory no. USMC 104574 Decade 1950 Date 1957 Description The camera films some sort of cloud atop a distant peak followed by panning across the landscape. The snow and ice is plowed and pushed. Marines work on constructing a building. A little seal is filmed as it crawls across the ice on its belly. LC130 prepares for takeoff. Marine does some work with electrical wire. The Hercules takes off and is filmed in the air. Cargo is unloaded. Marines pose with the flag for a photograph. A marine jokes in front of a sign saying ""Keep Antarctica Green"". The South Pole is filmed, the camera focusing on the reflective orb at the top where the tundra and cameraman himself can be observed. Location(s) Antarctica Genre Documentary Film date (note) Guesswork based on tailcode JD. Late 1950s Squadron VX-6 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 820 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 04/19/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 23:46 Digital file type video/H264