USMC 111299: Cartoon recruitment advertisements for the Marine Corps

Item Description
Title
USMC 111299: Cartoon recruitment advertisements for the Marine Corps

Citation information
USMC 111299: Cartoon recruitment advertisements for the Marine Corps. (FH8244.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3404/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
FH8244

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111299

Decade
1950

Description
Reel includes a series of cartoon television advertisements promoting the Marines and encouraging recruitment. Also includes a commercial promoting USMC Reserve's Toys for Tots program. Recruitment themes include Reserves, female Marines, travel and adventure, skill development, becoming a leader, and teamwork. Contains Native American caricatures making smoke signals.

Location(s)
Unknown

Genre
Public relations

Film date (note)
Possibly produced in 1950s or 1960s.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
500

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
03/08/2024

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

Digital runtime
13:37

Digital file type
video/H264