USMC 111424: PX-12 LVT test preparation

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111424: PX-12 LVT test preparation Citation information USMC 111424: PX-12 LVT test preparation. (VC-222; 12; 268; #8A; JA-A6-8-02.) 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-222; 12; 268; #8A; JA-A6-8-02 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111424 Decade 1960 Date 1968-02-08 Description Marines make preparations for LVT surf testing at Monterey, California. Includes footage of Marines preparing a beach camp, moving and setting up equipment, and installing a roof hatch. LVT-PX-12-2 and other LVTs are shown. Location(s) Monterey (Calif.) Camera crew Hood (Camera operator); Brumfield (Camera operator); West Coast Motion Picture Unit Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed on February 8, 1968. 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 300 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 04/12/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 7:52 Digital file type video/H264