USMC 104890: Recruits

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104890: Recruits Citation information USMC 104890: Recruits. (Q-16-565; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/2296 Marine Corps Library Number 3028-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-565; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104890 Decade 1950 Description Marines train at Parris Island. Marines pack and don equipment followed by an evaluation. Officers have a conversation while Marines stand at attention. Marines complete an obstacle course and march through forest terrain. Marines set up tents. A group of Marines sit on the ground as they receive a lecture. Evaluation of marksmanship with .45 caliber pistol. Instructors watch a Marine load and take a single-arm firing stance. A Marine receives instruction as he fires a M1917 Browning machine gun. His performance is gauged by two marines as they check the target. Location(s) Parris Island (S.C.: Recruit depot);Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 300 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 06/15/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 7:49 Digital file type video/H264