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Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this clip captures a close-up of a historic marker for the Maryland State House in Washington DC. The white stone plaque, framed by green foliage and a brick wall, details its role as the first Capitol of the United States from 1783 to 1784. The footage, with its characteristic film grain and soft focus, documents the site where George Washington resigned his commission and the Treaty of Paris was ratified, offering a nostalgic glimpse of American revolutionary history.
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