Washington, D.C. District Of Columbia-1945: Tilt Down a White Dome Past Colonnade and Flag to a Sculpted Pediment

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 · Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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What is in this clip

American democracy
civic architecture
travel and sightseeing
national symbols
Washington landmarks
1940s America

Shot type: wide
Camera: tilt · handheld
Setting: outdoor · urban civic landmark, exterior of a domed neoclassical government building
Time and weather: day · overcast or hazy
Lighting: flat diffuse daylight under a pale sky
People: 0 · No people are clearly visible.
Landmarks: United States Capitol
Objects: dome · lantern · arched drum windows · peristyle colonnade · flagpole · pediment · portico columns
Colors: pale grey · grey-blue · off-white · muted red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The top of the Capitol dome and its lantern fill the frame against a pale sky.
The tilt passes the arched windows of the drum.
An American flag comes into view among the colonnade columns.
The sculpted pediment rises into the bottom of the frame.
The shot settles on the pediment and the portico columns below it.

Washington, D — Clip Details

In Washington, D.C., circa 1945, home movie footage shows the dome of the United States Capitol against a pale grey-blue sky. The camera tilts slowly down past the windowed drum and ring of columns, where an American flag hangs on its pole, to a sculpted pediment and the portico columns of the central front. It is a single handheld shot on 8mm colour film, soft in focus, with muted colour, grain and scattered dust.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shot
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000087

Rights & Clearance

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Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1945 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This is a period-authentic colour establishing shot of the United States Capitol, circa 1945, for documentaries, civics programs or travel histories that need amateur-film texture rather than newsreel polish.
Period detail: The frames hold no dated objects, and the circa 1945 date rests on the regular 8mm colour stock and the mid-1940s clothing in the reel's adjacent Capitol scenes.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor's camera tilts reverently from the top of the dome down to the entrance, the way a tourist family would take in the building before filming their own walk on the steps.
What appears in frame: The frames show the dome's lantern and ribbed shell, the arched windows of the drum, the ring of columns with an American flag among them, a pediment of sculpted figures and the tall portico columns below.
Film character: Regular 8mm colour with soft focus, colours faded toward grey-blue, fine grain, scattered dust specks and a thin scratch give it a lived-in projected-film texture.
Edit role: It works as an establishing shot or transition into Washington scenes, and the downward tilt hands off naturally to footage of people on the Capitol steps.
Historical context: Per the record, the Capitol's east central front was extended in 1958–1962, but this shot does not show enough to say which version of the portico appears.
Research note: No identifiable people appear and the building and its architectural sculpture are public, but buyers should confirm the copyright status of the home-movie footage itself with Stockfilm and review any use of national symbols for their context.
Research search match: Researchers might search for US Capitol dome 1940s colour film, Washington DC 8mm home movie, Capitol tilt shot vintage, or Capitol East Front archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's 'Mother and little girl walking down the Capitol steps' and 'Little girl in red coat running across lawn', then with other 1940s Washington landmark footage, then with mid-century family travel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States Capitol dome and drum windows against a hazy sky, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, 8mm home movie — The tilt begins on the upper Capitol dome, Washington, D.C., circa 1945.
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American flag among the colonnade columns below the US Capitol dome, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, 8mm film — An American flag appears among the columns ringing the base of the Capitol dome.
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US Capitol colonnade and flagpole above the sculpted East Front pediment, Washington, D.C., circa 1945 — The camera moves down past the flagpole to the top of the sculpted pediment.
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Sculpted pediment and portico columns of the US Capitol's central front, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, 8mm footage — The tilt ends on the sculpted pediment and portico columns of the Capitol's central front.
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