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Where Uncle Sam Makes His Laws and Keeps His Relics (1915)
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Where Uncle Sam Makes His Laws and Keeps His Relics (1915)

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This installment shows two of the most important of the Government buildings, the Congressional Library and the State Department Building. The scores of clerks and other workers are shown at their various tasks and each branch of the ...See moreThis installment shows two of the most important of the Government buildings, the Congressional Library and the State Department Building. The scores of clerks and other workers are shown at their various tasks and each branch of the myriad of departments in each building is given individual treatment. The picture starts with a close-up view of President Wilson and then he is shown with his full cabinet in session. Many other State, Government and a number of prominent representatives of foreign nations are shown. These include Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War; Secretary of State Robert D. Lansing, former Secretary of State William J. Bryan, Sir Thomas Cecil Spring-Rice and his secretary. Sir George Persh; Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, and others prominent in the affairs of the world. The beautiful mural paintings in the Congressional Library, as well as the rare mosaics, are clearly shown. A portrait of Bernard R. Green, who designed and built the Library, and who died soon after the portrait was taken, is reproduced, together with that of Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress. Perhaps the most interesting section of the Library is that devoted to rare books and documents. The Government Library contains as many rare exhibits as any similar institution in the world, among which is a first folio edition of Shakespeare, printed in 1623. This edition is valued at $13,000 and is faithfully depicted in the pictures. The method of transferring the 3,000.000 volumes to the 155 miles of shelves is a picture of unusual interest. The latter part of the reel is given over to a journey through the Smithsonian Institute, where are housed historical relics, the best known of which are the camp kit used by George Washington during the Revolutionary War, his uniform and other mementos of the "Father of His Country," and the original Star Spangled Banner, the flag which inspired Francis Scott Key to compose our national anthem. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
William Jennings Bryan Self Self See fewer	Prohibition (1915)
Lindley M. Garrison Self Self See fewer	The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
Robert Lansing Self Self See fewer	Mutual Weekly, No. 32 (1915)
George Persh Self Self See fewer	Where Uncle Sam Makes His Laws and Keeps His Relics (1915)
Herbert Putnam Self Self See fewer	Where Uncle Sam Makes His Laws and Keeps His Relics (1915)
Cecil Spring-Rice Self Self See fewer	Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff Self Self See fewer	Hearst-Selig News Pictorial, No. 34 (1915)
Woodrow Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)