The tilt begins on the upper Capitol dome, Washington, D.C., circa 1945.
1945 · Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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An American flag appears among the columns ringing the base of the Capitol dome — Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, 1945
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- 1945
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- Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.47s into the source clip
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American flag among the colonnade columns below the US Capitol dome, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, 8mm film.
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The camera moves down past the flagpole to the top of the sculpted pediment.
1945 · Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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The tilt ends on the sculpted pediment and portico columns of the Capitol's central front.
1945 · Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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Washington, D.C. District Of Columbia-1945: Tilt Down a White Dome Past Colonnade and Flag to a Sculpted Pediment
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1940s collection.
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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.
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.
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.
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