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WASHINGTON DC IN THE 1960s: REEL BEGINS
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Young boy asleep in car nighttime, dad behind the wheel
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00:00:10 10.12 |
Two sets of automobile headlights shining in a pitch black night.
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00:00:17 17.44 |
Mom and young child sucking thumb leaning against her, both asleep in front seat of car.
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00:00:21 21.36 |
Wide shot, dad driving family at night. Mom and child asleep in front seat. Three other children sound asleep in back seat.
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00:00:26 26.74 |
POV moving vehicle, driving through Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC
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00:00:31 31.48 |
Entrance to the National Zoo in Washington DC, many people outside the main entrance to the zoo. circa 1960s
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00:00:33 33.37 |
Baby chimpanzee wearing gigantic sunglasses
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Lion in cage, little boy peering over fence at lion peering right back at him!
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Elephants wading in the water at the zoo.
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00:00:49 49.9 |
Sea otter coming up out of water onto rocks.
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Little girl throwing peanuts at big black bear in cage. Bear catching the peanuts chomping down.
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Exterior The Department of Justice building
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00:01:07 67.07 |
Sign outside building "Department of Justice"
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00:01:08 68.96 |
Interior DOJ display of photos of the "Notorious Criminals Captured by the FBI".
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00:01:13 73.12 |
Another display for tourists inside the DOJ building, a huge wall display for the "Portrait of a Spy - the sinister Hand of Soviet Espionage. Display gives information about our spy network inside the Soviet Union.
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Family touring the inside of the DOJ building seen through windows, stopped and watching
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Man inside a "real life" crime lab. Water bubbling in test tubes. Agent demonstrating weapons at firing range
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00:01:25 85.36 |
Agent holding a fire arm - a rifle, demonstrates the firing of the weapon at the firing range. Shooting many shots at target.
Tourists looking fascinated and pleased. Agent takes down target and proudly shows tourists the bullet holes in just the right spots. |
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Exterior wide shot, the National Gallery of Art
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00:02:14 134.93 |
Interior National Gallaery of Art - sculptures and paintings on display. Man wearing a vintage wireless ear phone. Woman artist actually painting a picture in the Gallery as male tourists looks on.
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00:02:41 161.25 |
Wide shot exterior the Library of Congress
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00:02:49 169.47 |
Close up and pan down on open pages of one of the three survivors of the original Gutenberg Bible dated from before the time of Columbus. And the open Bible on a stand.
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00:03:08 188.22 |
Exterior shots of the Shakespearean Folger Library.
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Bust of Shakespeare inside the Folger Library.
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Tourists walking about inside the Library. Woman looking at a model of London's Globe Theater.
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Various Shakespearean artifacts on display inside the Library.
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Shots of various lunch places in Washington D.C., people on rooftop patio lunching, at a cafe with umbrella's tables outdoors, people eating at fancy restaurant.
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Vintage '60's car driving up to a hamburger joint, cars parked head-in
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00:04:10 250.09 |
Small hamburger joint called Tommy's. Large sign around the small building "Tommy's Famous Hamburgers Hot Dogs.
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00:04:19 259.63 |
Shot from behind, silhouette of small boy peering out of tower overlooking Washington DC. Father looking through binoculars
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00:04:24 264.49 |
Huge sign "Bureau of Engraving and Printing Visitors Entrance. Visitors hours (listed)
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00:04:28 268.68 |
Interior of the Washington money printing press - machinery printing money, man mixing ink, making dollar bills. Tourists including children watching from upper balcony. Stacks of printed money, woman putting stacks of money in binding machine.
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Various exteriors of the buildings at the United States Naval Observatory.
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Large sign on stand outside Observatory reads: U.S. Naval Observatory founded 1830 TOURS (Times for tours listed).
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Man standing at the equipment that opens the roof of the observatory, he's looking up as the ceiling slowly opens and large telescope circles around slowly.
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00:06:00 360.28 |
Tour bus driving by the Smithsonian Institution (different from the "Institute". Wide shot with several busses parked outside large old brick building.
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Exterior wide shot of the Institution, large round ARMY sign out front, soldiers seen walking out front.
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Interior exhibits at the Institution, prime attraction displayed "The Spirit of St. Louis" plane - first one to fly solo across the Atlantic. Charles Linbergh's statue standing nearby.
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Alan Shepard's space capsule displayed, small boy looking at it in awe.
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Exterior National Historical Wax Museum
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Interior exhibits at the Wax Museum. Tourists walking about and looking at the exhibits. Wax exhibits include President Lincoln being shot, a replica of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson Davis. Vintage camera for tourists to take pictures.
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00:07:38 458.74 |
Exterior pan of the Islamic Mosque. Woman taking shoes off small child before entering. Line up of the shoes of people inside. Tilt down on a few pairs of lone sneakers.
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00:08:06 486.93 |
Tour bus driving past a Gothic cathedral.
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Architectural arches at entrance to cathedral, tall stained glass windows and ceiling.
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POV moving vehicle - driving down tree lined street in DC in the area of the foreign embassies.
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Embassy building with Canadian Flag flying, and the Tunisian embassy with flag.
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Exterior British embassy
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Plaque on Russian embassy building.
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Arial - The Pentagon.
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Vintage helicopter landing
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Woman holding child on her lap. Child sleeping and sucking thumb, other kids are seen in backseat of car.
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Wide shot large steam engine tour boat pulling away, loads of tourists on board. Name of boat, "Wilson Line" across side of boat. Steam coming out of smoke stack.
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Tilt down, people in lounge chairs on front end of boat
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Captains steering boat
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Boat cruising along Potomac River.
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Heading on highway toward Arlington, POV moving vehicle, approaching entrance.
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Thousands of white gravestones lined up on the hills at Arlington National Cemetary, pov moving vehicle.
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00:10:24 624.9 |
The iconic war memorial of the Marine Corps World War II soldiers raising the U.S. flag at Mt. Suribachi.
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00:10:32 632.72 |
Cut away to the interior of George Washington's historic estate and home, the kitchen area with brass pots hanging, tea kettles on the fireplace.
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00:11:03 663.84 |
exterior lGeorge Washington's estate in Virginia. tourists walking around , long brick path, gardens. People milling about outside large barns and stables, coach house. Very fancy horse drawn carriage inside coach house.
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Overlooking the Potomac River, two empty rocking chairs on the porch of Washington's home.
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Wide shot of the estate on large expanse of property. pan over to the Potomac River.
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The End.
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WASHINGTON DC IN THE 1960s: REEL ENDS
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Description: Family tours Washington, D.C. in the 1960's. National Zoo, Department of Justice, Pentagon, Various Embassies and other landmark buildings.
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