Washington D.C. is a city of contrasts - past and present, church and cabaret, airports and railways, parks for baseball and riding bicycles and hikers.The city is cultural aswell, the National Gallery of Art is visited, the Netherlands Carrillion heard and the National Symphony plays in a park on a summers day. Script by Herbert R. Rosen, photographed by Foster Wiley, edited by David Powell, music by Berie and Fred Cherney, commentary by Barton Heyman. Produced for the Washington Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011664
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Washington (D.C.) - Description and travel
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)