USMC 105831: Amphibious Delivery and Volunteer Firefighters

Item Description
Title
USMC 105831: Amphibious Delivery and Volunteer Firefighters

Citation information
USMC 105831: Amphibious Delivery and Volunteer Firefighters. (Q-16-661-65; R-1-3; 6-1963.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2117

Marine Corps Library Number
6216-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-661-65; R-1-3; 6-1963

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105831

Decade
1960

Date
1965-08-11

Description
Reel contains two different subjects.Test of an amphibious delivery technique on two different dates. Aerial view of LVTP5s disembarking from the USS Plymouth Rock (LSD-29). Tests of LVTP5s exiting one at a time, two at a time.
Volunteer firefighters work with civilians to extinguish a car on fire on the side of a road.

Location(s)
Norfolk (Va.)

Camera crew
Skymba, J. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed August 10 and August 11, 1965

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
400

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
08/01/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
11:11

Digital file type
video/H264