Washington, D.C. Part 1

Description

This film highlights Washington, D.C. as a city of contrasts — past and present, church and cabaret, airports and railways, and parks for baseball, riding, bicycles, and hikers — and includes shots of historic and famous monuments and buildings throughout the District. Washington, D.C. is shown as a cultural center as well; old musical instruments from the Smithsonian collection are played, the National Gallery of Art is visited, the Netherlands Carillon is heard, and the National Symphony Orchestra gives a concert in a park on a warm summer day. Finally, street vendors, tourist guides, and Marines in full dress drill are seen on the streets as Washington, D.C. is presented as a historic city that lives gracefully in the modern era. The film was written, directed, and produced by Herbert H. Rosen; co-produced by Edmund Frost; narrated by Barton Heyman; and produced for the Washington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau by Frost Productions, Inc. (Washington, D.C.).

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities