USMC 104740: Marine Sports: Track and Field

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104740: Marine Sports: Track and Field Citation information USMC 104740: Marine Sports: Track and Field. (00167.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 05/1012 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00167 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104740 Decade 1940 Description Marines compete in several sports activities including the high jump, pole vault, long jump, track races, discus, and javelin. Some try a goal post kick with an American football. A band plays by a pool before spectators take a seat to observe a swimming competition in what appears to be a newly constructed pool. Location unidentified, but some buildings are painted in a camouflage pattern. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary 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 480 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 05/11/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 13:44 Digital file type video/H264