Washington Monument (1930)

No title. L/S of the Washington Monument. “Its elevator operator has a hundred ups and downs a day.“ C/U of a man in a conductors hat. Two women stand behind him. He takes his hat off to the camera. The women laugh. Note: probably a section from a “Walter Futter’s Curiosities“ film, probably bought in by Pathe for reuse. Safety neg only. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.