1956WASHINGTON DC
ILLUSTRATES THE PRE-PLANNING & LAYOUT OF WASHINGTON, DC, BY PIERRE L'ENFANT BEFORE THE CAPITOL WAS BUILT. SHOWS THE RESULTING SCENIC VIEWS FROM IMPORTANT BUILDINGS. DEPICTS WASHINGTON AS THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT & THE HEADQUARTERS FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTAL
REPRESENTATION.
REPRESENTATION.
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CU INSCRIPTION ON TOMBSTONE PIERRE CHARLES L'ENFANT, ARCHITECT & SOLDIER,
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AERIAL OVER WASHINGTON DC. CAPITOL, WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MONUMENT ETC. SEEN FROM THE AIR
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STILLS
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ANIMATED MAP, EAST COAST, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, YORKTOWN, CITIES SEEKING TO BE THE CAPITOL. NEW YORK. POTOMAC RIVER.
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STILLS
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CU LETTER FROM PIERRE L'ENFANT TO GEORGE WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERING TO DESIGN WASHINGTON DC.
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ANIMATED MAP FOLLOWING ROUTE FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON DC. CHOSEN TO PERMIT WATER TRANSPORTATION
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CU WHITE HORSE TRAVELING THROUGH HIGH GRASS
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DRAWING
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CU RE-CREATION OF L'ENFANT DRAWING UP PLANS FOR WASHINGTON, DC. WEARING PERIOD CLOTHING
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POV LOOKING DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TOWARD THE CAPITOL CIRCA 1956.
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MONUMENT NEAR WHITE HOUSE
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POV LOOKING OUT CAPITOL WINDOW AT WASHINGTON MONUMENT
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TILT UP REFLECTING POOL TO WASHINGTON MONUMENT
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HS WASHINGTON DC. WORDS & ARROW OVER SHOWING VARIOUS LOCATIONS; OLD STATE DEPARTMENT, TREASURY EXECUTIVE OFFICES, COMMERCE, LABOR, POST OFFICE, JUSTICE
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L'ENFANT'S MAP OF WASHINGTON DC SHOWING LAY OUT OF STREETS & AVENUES
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AERIAL OVER WASHINGTON, DC.
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STREET SIGN "NEW JERSEY AVENUE". 1950s CARS PASS IN BKDG
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FRONT ENTRANCE WHITE HOUSE
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DRAWINGS SKETCHES OF WHITE HOUSE
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HS WHITE HOUSE CIRCA 1956
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CAPITOL HILL
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CU TABLET: "BENEATH THIS TABLET THE CORNER STONE OF THE CAPITOL...WAS LAID BY GEORGE WASHINGTON"
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STILLS, PAINTINGS
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JUDICIAL BUILDING, CLASSIC TEMPLE, BUILT IN 1835 CU HIGH RELIEF IN PEDIMENT. CORINTHIAN COLUMNS
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POV THROUGH PLAZA LOOKING AT CAPITOL
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
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INTERIOR CONFERENCE ROOM
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CAPITOL CIRCA 1956
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POV DRIVING DOWN WASHINGTON, DC STREET
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HS PAN WASHINGTON, DC.
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MONTAGE FOREIGN DIPLOMAT BUILDINGS.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
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MONTAGE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BUILDINGS
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PRESS, REPORTERS MEETING MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE
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EXTERIOR NATIONAL ART GALLERY
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EXTERIOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
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MEMORIAL STATUE RAISING THE AMERICAN FLAG AT IWO JIMA.
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JEFFERSON MEMORIAL, PAN TO JAPANESE CHERRY BLOSSOMS.
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AERIAL OVER WASHINGTON, DC
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RICHARD NIXON MEETING FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AT AIRPORT. MILITARY RECEPTION. TALKING TO PRESS REPORTERS.
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1950s TRAILWAYS BUS DROPPING OFF TOURISTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. TOURISTS WALKING THROUGH GRAVEYARD, CEMETERY, WOMAN STANDS AT L'ENFANT'S TOMBSTONE CU HIS PLAN FOR THE CITY. TILTS UP TO LS OF THE CITY
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