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Arlington Memorial Bridge,Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Washington DC.

Sesquicentennial in Washington DC. Recounting of the development of Washington, DC. The Arlington Memorial Bridge built across the Potomac River in the year 1930. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater. Construction of the Labor and Commerce buildings.

Date: 1949
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073225
Federal Triangle buildings in late 1940s, and Visitors at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

History of development of Washington, DC. Views of buildings and traffic in Washington DC. Federal Trade Commission building at intersection of Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue. Late 1940s automobile traffic moves on streets of Washington DC. Views of the National Archives Building, Department of Justice, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue building (Internal Revenue Service or IRS). The Commerce Commission building. Visitors at the National Gallery of Art view the sculptures, decorative art and paintings, including sculpture of bust of Louise Brongniart by Jean-Antoine Houdon, and a painting by Edward Savage of George Washington and family viewing an early planning map of Washington DC.

Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073228
National commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington DC.

At time of sesquicentennial celebrations of the city of Washington DC: City development planning underway by the Planning Commission in Washington DC. Animated map of Washington DC by the National Geographic Society. Statue in a park. National Commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge. The commission members are seen walking across the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side to the Washington DC side. View of the Lincoln Memorial and 1940s era cars in traffic circle and on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Commission members examine mock-ups of equestrian statues atop pylons at the Washington DC entrance to the bridge. (In 1951, the Arts of War Sculptures, named Sacrifice and Valor, by Leo Friedlander, were erected in those positions). National Capital Park and Planning Commission personnel are seen working at drafting tables in their offices in the Department of the Interior building. The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission members meets in the Lord Calvert Mansion in Riverdale for future planning. Exterior view of the Lord Calvert Mansion. Inside, the commission meets and a man points to and explains a chart on traffic control. The chart, dated September 1947, shows traffic flow into Washington DC during the "peak hour" of traffic, during which 58,000 automobiles pass through the area being studied. Elevated, aerial view from the U.S. Capitol Dome looking out across the city of Washington DC and on to the Potomac River and Virginia on the other side of the river.

Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073229
Residential apartment developments east of Pennsylvania Avenue and near Oxon Hill and other areas outside Washington DC

1940s views of new housing units in the form of residential apartment buildings east of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Apartments with parking garages under them across the South Capitol street bridge near the Oxon Hill area. A 1940s sedan car pulls into a parking garage under an apartment building. Next view is out Maryland Avenue and over Bladensburg Avenue to the northeast, showing apartments and other buildings in the Greenbelt area. Car traffic is seen driving through the University of Maryland campus. Apartment construction underway in areas near the University of Maryland. Construction of Colonial Village, with aerial and ground level views of the site. Traffic driving along the Mount Vernon Highway with the Potomac River beside it (later George Washington Parkway). Apartment building construction in Alexandria. Busy traffic scene of commuters arriving in Washington DC on a work day. People get on and off trolley car lines in Washington, D.C. Other commuters wait to board a bus. Late 1940s automobile traffic on street in Washington, D.C.

Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073230
Street cars and traffic jams from 5 PM to 5:30PM on the mall and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC in late 1940s

Traffic in Washington DC in late 1940s. Narrator notes that traffic jams from 5 PM to 5:30 PM on the mall and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. Cars crossing the mall area. A woman driver waits for a passing street car at 15th and Pennsylvania Avenue. Streetcars or trolleys are seen, together with cars and buses, and view of traffic jam on Pennsylvania Avenue. View of L'Enfant's grave marker.

Date: 1949
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073231
German people on street during post-World War II blockade of Berlin, Germany.

Film depicts the conditions which existed during post-World War II blockade of Berlin, the Berlin Airlift, and final lifting of blockade. U.S. Brigadier General Frank L. Howley stands before a map of Berlin as he speaks about Berlin blockade. Civilians pulling carts loaded with their belongings during the blockade. People crowding streets. Crowd gathered outside a store.

Date: 1949, June 17
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074133