USMC 106915: Fort Sherman Activity

Description: Item Description Title USMC 106915: Fort Sherman Activity Citation information USMC 106915: Fort Sherman Activity. (Q-16-138-67; R-6-19; 4-1930.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2919 Marine Corps Library Number 7339-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-138-67; R-6-19; 4-1930 MIRC inventory no. USMC 106915 Decade 1960 Date 1967-12-30 Description Marines and civilians board buses on a runway. Civilians and military enter an Army UH1E helicopter. US Army, USMC, and USAF members walk together over a dirt road and converse. Marines cut through the brush with machetes. Cargo ships move through Gatun Locks in the Panama Canal. A night briefing is given by a USMC officer. Marines receive M16 rifles. Location(s) Fort Sherman (Panama Canal) Camera crew McKenna, J.L. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests 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 450 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 09/15/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:49 Digital file type video/H264