World Parade: Washington
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A Castle Films “The World Parade” travelogue film highlighting the government buildings, institutions, and historical monuments found in Washington D.C.
Credits
Castle Films (contributor); Eugene W. Castle (editor)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1946
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Buildings; Historic sites; Monuments and memorials
Places: North America > United States > District of Columbia > Washington DC
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - aerial, SA, FA exterior shots of United States Capitol Building, White House, workers cleaning Capitol Building with fire hoses, offices of the Chief Executives, VS State, Navy, War Department buildings, Supreme Court building with CU statues of “Justice” and “Law”; 02:03 - aerial, SA, FA exterior shots of Treasury Building, MS statue of Alexander Hamilton, LS Pennsylvania Ave. with cars, with a parade, Smithsonian Institution exterior, interior MS Charles Lindbergh’s plane; 02:54 - aerial Potomac River, cityscapes, SA Department of Commerce Building, Department of Agriculture, aerial Bureau of Engraving and Printing, interior workers in print shop; 04:10 - PAN Dupont Circle with fountain, FA foreign embassy buildings, LS, MLS FA reflecting pool and Lincoln Memorial, MS The Great Emancipator statue of Lincoln, VS children sailing toy boats in reflecting pool, aerial, LS, MLS Washington Monument, MS cherry trees in blossom; 05:29 - FA LS Congressional Library, interiors CU Declaration of Independence, Constitution, exterior statues Neptune’s Court, SA Pan American Union Building, Aztec Gardens with fountain, MLS, LS Washington Cathedral; 06:23 - SA Ford’s Theater MS entrance and MLS Hull Room where Lincoln died, MS people riding horseback in Rock Creek Park, ducks in ponds, sunbathers at swimming pool, TS tennis courts Capitol Building in background; 07:39 - VS cars driving across Arlington Memorial Bridge, National Cemetery MLS soldiers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, LS exterior and full interior Cemetery Amphitheater, flags marking gravestones, LS Arlington House, FA, SA Mount Vernon, MS tomb of George and Martha Washington; 08:54-09:38 - VS Washington D.C. buildings covered in snow, Capitol Building lit at night
Cfa elements: Print, 350 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2680
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Buildings; Historic sites; Monuments and memorials
Places: North America > United States > District of Columbia > Washington DC
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - aerial, SA, FA exterior shots of United States Capitol Building, White House, workers cleaning Capitol Building with fire hoses, offices of the Chief Executives, VS State, Navy, War Department buildings, Supreme Court building with CU statues of “Justice” and “Law”; 02:03 - aerial, SA, FA exterior shots of Treasury Building, MS statue of Alexander Hamilton, LS Pennsylvania Ave. with cars, with a parade, Smithsonian Institution exterior, interior MS Charles Lindbergh’s plane; 02:54 - aerial Potomac River, cityscapes, SA Department of Commerce Building, Department of Agriculture, aerial Bureau of Engraving and Printing, interior workers in print shop; 04:10 - PAN Dupont Circle with fountain, FA foreign embassy buildings, LS, MLS FA reflecting pool and Lincoln Memorial, MS The Great Emancipator statue of Lincoln, VS children sailing toy boats in reflecting pool, aerial, LS, MLS Washington Monument, MS cherry trees in blossom; 05:29 - FA LS Congressional Library, interiors CU Declaration of Independence, Constitution, exterior statues Neptune’s Court, SA Pan American Union Building, Aztec Gardens with fountain, MLS, LS Washington Cathedral; 06:23 - SA Ford’s Theater MS entrance and MLS Hull Room where Lincoln died, MS people riding horseback in Rock Creek Park, ducks in ponds, sunbathers at swimming pool, TS tennis courts Capitol Building in background; 07:39 - VS cars driving across Arlington Memorial Bridge, National Cemetery MLS soldiers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, LS exterior and full interior Cemetery Amphitheater, flags marking gravestones, LS Arlington House, FA, SA Mount Vernon, MS tomb of George and Martha Washington; 08:54-09:38 - VS Washington D.C. buildings covered in snow, Capitol Building lit at night
Cfa elements: Print, 350 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2680
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:06