“Tent City” (1964) 8mm Film Home Movie, CA, Seabee, RMCB-16, Landing Ship, Navy

Description: “Tent City” (1964) 8mm Film Home Movie, CA, Seabee, RMCB-16, Landing Ship, Navy Film documents the building of Tent City in 1964 by the US Navy Amphibious Construction Battalion with great footage of the site and the landing ships that supported the project. FILM CONDITION: The film appears to be in good condition, ran smoothly and has no vinegar smell. Some streaking and edge fade in places. 5” reel (approximately 14.5 min) Rough timeline: 1 min 45 sec - tent city sign, construction, soldiers digging with picks, erecting metal structure 1 min - welding steel beam, smoking around gas tanks, crane lift beams, pan of site, crane lifting trusses 2 min - adding canvas to wood structure with crane, pan of site and buildings under construction, soldiers working on building, adding metal panels 2 min 45 sec - pan of site, amphibious construction battalion logo, big bee on building 2 min 15 sec - ship in bay, 1084, soldiers taking ramp to shore, bulldozer filling in dirt to ramp, open nose of ship, pan of ship 1 min 15 sec - soldiers laying pipe, helicopters flying over, boat coming to shore 3 min 30 sec - soldiers laying pipe, standing on shore raising red flag, ship coming to shore with nose ramp down, soldiers loading on ship, ship leaving Please see photos to verify item condition. Sold as is. Thank you for looking!

Price: 275 USD

Location: Everett, Washington

End Time: 2024-12-04T18:29:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD