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“The District of Columbia” was the very first episode in the 1940s motion picture series created by Carl Dudley Productions, “The Screen Book of Knowledge -- This Land Of Ours”. It dates to 1945 and presents a travelogue view of historic buildings, monuments, architecture and transportation in and around that nation's capitol Washington, D.C.
A boy opens the “Screen Book of Knowledge” (0:07). Opening credits (0:10). Slow zoom on a color-coded map of the United States into a star representing Washington, D.C. (0:24). Aerial view of the National Mall, 14th St., and the U.S. Capitol (0:50). A trolley car and a PCC streetcar pass ways (0:57). A streetcar heads toward the camera (1:01). FBI Headquarters. Sign: “Federal Bureau of Investigation” (1:04). The U.S. Department of Justice Building and early 1940’s automobiles (1:07). The Constitution of the United States. Slow zoom in (1:11). The White House behind the bars of a black fence, then again in closeup (1:20). A PCC streetcar stops at the Dept. of Justice Building. (1:34). View of The Treasury Building from 15th Street. A billboard: “Back Your Future” for U.S. savings bonds (1:43). The Main Navy and Munitions Buildings along Constitution Avenue (1:56). Navy personnel of various ranks and offices. Sailors and nurses walk toward the camera, under “Navy Department” signage (2:00). The Pentagon building viewed from across the Potomac (2:09). The State, War, and Navy Building, aka the Old Executive Office Building, aka the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of today (2:22). The British Ambassador’s residence in the Embassy Row neighborhood (2:28). The Supreme Court Building and the statue “Contemplation of Justice” (2:40). The Capitol Building in wide view, then from East Capitol Street (3:00). A woman holds out a pass at a streetcar stop. Bustling crowds of people in silhouette (3:14). Blooming trees shade young people in sweaters (3:22). A baseball batter strikes out. The catcher and umpire stand under a tall tree (3:26). The Second Division Memorial in President’s Park (3:29). The National Museum of Natural History and the National Gallery of Art (3:32). The Smithsonian Institution Building. From afar, and its arches, with the Washington Monument in the background (3:43). Men and women seated in folding chairs on the sunny deck of a riverboat (3:58). Sign: “Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington” (4:04). The grounds and building’s lawn with seated guests (4:10). Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia (4:17). The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (4:35). Ford’s Theater and the Petersen House where Lincoln died (4:40). The Lincoln Memorial from afar and close up with Lincoln’s statue in dramatic profile (4:56). The Jefferson Memorial across the Potomac and again in proximity (5:12). The etched words of the Declaration of Independence scroll the wall of the monument (5:25). The George Washington Monument at a distance, then a slow pan up. (6:16) More busy streetcar lines (6:34). Fountains flow on the White House lawn (6:52). The Supreme Court, The Capitol Building, and others previously noted in brisk review (6:56). Men and women in hats quickly cross city streets (7:32). Red flowers at Arlington National Cemetery (7:46). Long shots of the Capitol building with red trucks and buses passing and flags waving (7:56).
The film is a production of Carl Dudley’s Dudley Pictures Corporation, which was founded in 1944. The opening title card lists this as Vol. 1, No. 1 of Dudley’s “This Land of Ours” series. Dudley later produced a “This World of Ours” series and is also known for producing and directing the 1958 Cinerama feature, “South Seas Adventure.” Dudley preferred that his films be called “travel adventures,” rather than travelogues.
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