Dudley Pictures Corporation presents this film from the late 1940s/early 1950s; the very first episode in the travelogue series “This Land of Ours” by Carl Dudley. The episode portrays the historical buildings and monuments of the United States’ capital city, Washington D.C., among here, The White House, The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Memorial. The film is photographed by Edwin E. Olsen, edited by William Faris, written by Charles Tedford, narrated by Art Gilmore, and produced by Carl Dudley.
“This World of Ours” title banner (00:23). “Washington – Capital City” title banner (00:31). The capitol building in Washington D.C. (00:39). Cars driving on the road of Washington D.C. (01:36). The General Andrew Jackson statue (01:58). The Treasury Building (02:06). The Pentagon and the Pentagon lagoon waters (02:37). The United States Department of State (03:02). The United States Supreme Court (03:21). The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States: The White House (03:55). Passengers are boarding and exiting aircraft at the national airport (04:28). Cars driving on the Arlington Memorial Bridge (05:13) The Abraham Lincoln Memorial building designed by architect Henry Bacon (05:23). The colossal, seated figure of Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Daniel Chester French inside the Memorial (05:47). The Thomas Jefferson Memorial by the Tidal Basin (06:28). A statue of Jefferson inside the memorial (06:58). Two young men visit the memorial and they read a quote by Jefferson engraved in the wall (07:08). The Washington Monument (07:43). Visitors of the Monument enter the tower (08:01). The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (08:40). The Thomas Jefferson memorial (08:46). The capitol building in Washington D.C. (09:03). “The End” on screen (09:12).
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