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Americans gather in Washington DC and travel in a bus to participate in the Civil Rights march.

Americans gather for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aerial views of the National Mall area from the Washington Monument toward the Lincoln Memorial, and opposite from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument. Reflecting pool in the middle. Navy Munitions Buildings beside. A passenger railroad train on railway tracks arriving at a station in Washington DC. Locomotive comes to a stop at station. People come out of the train. They sing "We shall not be moved" and hold "Freedom" and "Freedom now" banners in their hands and cheer. They get into a bus. African American man speaks on a microphone and addresses march participants nearing arrival at the March. They pass out signs and banners. Several men smoke cigarettes and one smokes a pipe on the bus. People wear caps that say "Freedom Now" and "UAW". Washington DC city residents on sidewalks wave towards the people on the bus and they wave back.

Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028218
Aerial views of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, USA.

Aerial views of the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) at the banks of Potomac River in Washington DC in United States. Vehicular traffic around the memorial. View of Memorial Bridge leading into Arlington. Circling around the Lincoln Memorial. Munitions Building and Main Navy Building are also visible.

Date: 1954
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050413
President Franklin Roosevelt makes a speech in Washington DC, USA.

Opening scene shows people gathered in front of the Union Station in Washington DC, following President Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection. A presidential motorcade moves along the street, as spectators watch from crowded sidewalks. A band can be heard playing "Hail to the Chief." Scene shifts to another street, where the motorcade is headed by a formation of motorcycle policemen. Crowds greet the passing President, enthusiastically. The President remarks briefly, from his car, thanking his supporters and says he hopes to see much of them in the next four years. More scene of the motorcade on streets of the Capital. They stop again and the President expresses pleasure at being back with his neighbors, noting he had been coming to Washington, DC since he was five years old. He extols the virtues of the Nation's Capital.

Date: 1936, November 5
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050231
Fly- by of the Washington Monument in Washington DC, USA.

Aerial view of Washington DC shows a fly-by of the Washington Monument. Potomac River flows in the background. City view in the background.

Date: 1954
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050409
Tourists visit the Washington's Monument in Washington DC, USA.

The Washington's Monument in Washington DC. The Equestrian Statue in the foreground. Tourists stand at the base of the monument. They enter an elevator at the base of the monument.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049982
A large crowd of visitors gathered for the Open House Day celebration at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC.

Activities at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC. Stone carvers carve sculptures on the cathedral building. The Washington National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States) shown under construction. View of Gothic interior of the Washington National Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington. Limestone grotesques and rose window adorn the Washington National Cathedral. A minister undertakes proceedings. Dignitaries visit the cathedral on special occasions. Queen Elizabeth II and United States President Gerald Ford attend a church service. Two men lay down the last slab to complete the nave. Dignitaries attend the funeral of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. View of the tomb of Woodrow Wilson. On the Open House Day celebration, a large crowd of visitors gather at the cathedral. The visitors listen to the demonstration of finest organs. They listen as a man plays piano. They visit the bell tower and ring the bell. The Open House Day celebration ends with service of thanks given in the cathedral. People sing carols. The dean of the cathedral comments on several dedication services held. The cathedral pipers perform and end the celebration.

Date: 1977
Duration: 6 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056206