USMC 105351: Vieques, Landing Operations

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105351: Vieques, Landing Operations Citation information USMC 105351: Vieques, Landing Operations. (AWPS-12; R-1-1; 57-0053.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2115 Marine Corps Library Number 3311-16 Additional identifiers AWPS-12; R-1-1; 57-0053 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105351 Decade 1960 Date 1961-02-28 Description Several films. In the first, two Marines use a crane to load crates onto a truck. Trucks unload supplies from ship (LSU-1469). At Morehead City, an unidentified ship docks and trucks unload cargo. A crane is secured to industrial equipment. Marines dismantle metal paneling. In Vieques, several ships float off coast. A Marine fills a vessel with fuel. Aerial shots of a camp. Shipping crates are lowered from a crane onto a barge. Marines dismantle metal paneling from an airstrip. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.); Morehead City (N.C.); Cherry Point (NC) Camera crew Holcomb Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between February 28, 1961 and March 22, 1961. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 315 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 07/09/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:19 Digital file type video/H264