Smiling toddler with a red hair bow walks down the Capitol staircase holding a woman's hand, Washington, D.C., circa 1945 — The little girl smiles toward the camera midway down the steps.

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The little girl smiles toward the camera midway down the steps — Washington, District of Columbia, 1945

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Catalog year: 1945
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Image: Still 3 · 2.51s into the source clip
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Smiling toddler with a red hair bow walks down the Capitol staircase holding a woman's hand, Washington, D.C., circa 1945.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 2.51 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Source footage and archive context

Washington District Of Columbia-1945: Woman Leads a Little Girl in a Red Skirt Down Broad Stone Steps

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

Browse the collection: 1940s collection.

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Period detail

The woman's padded-shoulder suit, rolled hairstyle, ankle-strap shoes and round handbag, and the girl's strapped pinafore skirt, may show mid-1940s dress.

Film character

Soft colour 8mm image with fine grain, gently faded reds and blues, bright stone highlights and a dark irregular gate edge, giving it a period home-movie texture.

Historical context

It shows the kind of family sightseeing visit to the Capitol seen in home movies of the period, with visitors moving freely on the public steps.

Research note

The film copyright and the likeness rights of the identifiable woman, the minor and the bystanders are separate questions, and the people shown are unidentified.

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