| US NAVY VISITS BIKINI ATOLL American Navy men visit Bikini island. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7820 |
| Catalog #: | 11239 | |
| Clip Number: | 11239-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1364 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:10 - 01:17:14 | |
| Location: | Bikini Islands, Pacific | |
| Year Shot: | 1946 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Oceania ( Austronesian ) HORTICULTURE/PLANTS & TREES: Palm Trees LOCATIONS/PACIFIC OCEAN: Oceania, Marshall Islands, Ralik, Bikini Atoll MILITARY: Navy, USA SCENICS: Beaches SCENICS: Tropical TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military | |
| Description: | US NAVY VISITS BIKINI ATOLL American Navy men visit Bikini island. Bikini Islands, Pacific. MS pan of map locating Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. High angle LS of long beautiful beach. LS of beach fringed with palm trees. TLS beach lined with palm trees. GVs of thatched huts under the palm trees, native people go about their business. MS native fishermen lifting fish and putting them on wooden block, they smile. CU of young topless native girl, her has gorgeous black hair and big smile. CU young girl writing on paper, next to her a small boy is seated with a puppy on his lap. CU young native girl giving a large smile. GV back shot of the people watching American ship approaching. GVs of ship with US flag flying. LS/MSs of American navy men talking to the villagers seated on ground in front of them. Interpreter translates what they are saying, villagers listening. CUs of elderly native men. MSs of American soldier surrounded by girls, he takes his dentures out and puts them back into his mouth, girls giggling wildly. Various shots of the native men getting onboard landing craft, they carry supplies. LS women waving from shore as the craft leaves. LS men waving from the landing craft. LS people on shore waving. | |
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