USMC 111402: Camp Pendleton LVT facilities and testing

Item Description
Title
USMC 111402: Camp Pendleton LVT facilities and testing

Citation information
USMC 111402: Camp Pendleton LVT facilities and testing. (VC-169; C; 311.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
VC-169; C; 311

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111402

Decade
1960

Date
1966-07

Description
This informational film describes the various divisions of the Tracked Vehicle Test and Experimental Unit at Camp Pendleton. Marines are shown operating equipment and performing various duties in shops and laboratories. PX-12 LVTs are shown being tested in various types of land terrain and in water at Camp Pendleton, 29 Palms, Monterey, California; and U.S. Army's Yuma Test Station. Marines conduct LVT surf tests.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.); 29 Palms (Calif.); Monterey (Calif.); Yuma (Ariz.)

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Produced in July 1966.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: 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
04/10/2024

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

Digital runtime
12:52

Digital file type
video/H264