Presidential inauguration ceremony of U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Washington DC. Dignitaries seated in cars move through streets. The inaugural parade by motorcyclists. Trees in the background. A large crowd of civilians gathered on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Sesquicentennial in Washington DC. Animation shows: development plan of the landmark Washington Monument in the year 1848. View of the Washington Monument. A boat underway in Potomac River in the foreground.
Sesquicentennial in Washington DC and some of the city's landmark buildings. The Smithsonian Institution Building located on the National Mall built in the year 1846. View of the State Department Building and the Pension Office. The Post Office at Pennsylvania Avenue and the new Agriculture Department Building. View of a garden in front of the National Mall.
Sesquicentennial anniversary of Washington DC. The statue of Governor of the District of Columbia Alexander Robey ("Boss") Shepherd. Tree lined avenues and parks. The Library of Congress in Washington DC. A bronze fountain of the Court of Neptune (101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA) at the entrance to the landmark Library of Congress.
Sesquicentennial in Washington DC. Still image of snow covered railroad train tracks of the Pennsylvania Railway Station at corner of 6th and B streets, cutting across the Mall. Animation shows: a model of Washington DC made by McMillan Commission in the year 1901. Elevated view of the landmark Union Station train station from roughly the 1920s, and view of the Plaza and new city Post Office building. Model shows the location of the station. 1908 Officers Buildings and the building for members of the House of Representatives. The Treasury Department Building for the Bureau of Revenue and building for the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Early view from 1920s of the West Wing of the White House. View of building housing the Corcoran Art Gallery. American National Red Cross building and National Headquarters building for the Daughters of the American Revolution. View of the Pan American Union building. National Academy of Sciences building exterior.
Sesquicentennial in Washington DC. History of development of Washington DC. Military parade on Pennsylvania Avenue circa World War I period, with General Pershing on horse in the front. Scenes from a presidential inaugural parade on the avenue. View of automobile traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in the year 1926. Shops, offices and buildings alongside the street. Models are shown of the Federal Triangle: ship buildings, Departments of justice, labor and commerce, and the Municipal Centers.
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