USMC 105380: Matting, Mapping, Cargo
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Item Description
Title
USMC 105380: Matting, Mapping, Cargo
Citation information
USMC 105380: Matting, Mapping, Cargo. (AWPS-29; R-1-1; 57-0087.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/2141
Marine Corps Library Number
3328-16
Additional identifiers
AWPS-29; R-1-1; 57-0087
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105380
Decade
1960
Date
1961-01-24
Description
Compilation of various subjects: Mechanics lay down M9M2 matting on an airstrip. A steamroller flattens terrain, a forklift unloads equipment. Footage of USS Mt McKinley (AGC-7) at sea and her activity. Sailors refuel the ship. USN Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey uses binoculars while aboard a ship and passes a note to his subordinate. At an unknown location, unidentified captain and other USMC officers examine a map of the coast of Vietnam. Marines transfer CH34 helo, equipment, and vehicles onto deck of USS Princeton (CV-37). Trucks move equipment, Operation Blue Star.
Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.); Okinawa (Japan); Hengchun (Taiwan)
Camera crew
Durie; Collum; Highland; Beebe (Sgt); Norrup, H.R.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Different dates for different films including the 21st of February, 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
325
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
07/08/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
8:47
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 105380: Matting, Mapping, Cargo
Citation information
USMC 105380: Matting, Mapping, Cargo. (AWPS-29; R-1-1; 57-0087.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/2141
Marine Corps Library Number
3328-16
Additional identifiers
AWPS-29; R-1-1; 57-0087
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105380
Decade
1960
Date
1961-01-24
Description
Compilation of various subjects: Mechanics lay down M9M2 matting on an airstrip. A steamroller flattens terrain, a forklift unloads equipment. Footage of USS Mt McKinley (AGC-7) at sea and her activity. Sailors refuel the ship. USN Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey uses binoculars while aboard a ship and passes a note to his subordinate. At an unknown location, unidentified captain and other USMC officers examine a map of the coast of Vietnam. Marines transfer CH34 helo, equipment, and vehicles onto deck of USS Princeton (CV-37). Trucks move equipment, Operation Blue Star.
Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.); Okinawa (Japan); Hengchun (Taiwan)
Camera crew
Durie; Collum; Highland; Beebe (Sgt); Norrup, H.R.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Different dates for different films including the 21st of February, 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
325
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
07/08/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
8:47
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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