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Capture of Tarawa from Japan

Film | Accession Number: 1992.259.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0452 | Film ID: 405

The invasion fleet moves toward Tarawa. Marines land and fight after a naval bombardment. Shows the effect of the attack on Japanese emplacement.


Film Title
United Newsreel
Duration
00:05:14
Date
Event:  November 1943
Production:  1943
Locale
Japan
Language
English
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United News Company
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
02:01:38:00 to 02:06:52:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 405 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 406 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 405 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 406 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 405 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 406 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 405 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 406 Video: One Inch - NTSC
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 405 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 405 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 405 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 405 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in December 1992. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Learning Center.
Note
United News Contents Sheets available in departmental files.
Copied From
35mm; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2036
Source Archive Number: 208 UN 80

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:02:37
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