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United States Official Films Shown Here
The Capitol, as a theatre sign.
What
A 1917 colour lithograph, 53 by 35 cm, from the Hegeman Print of New York, telling the street that the official films were showing inside.
Why
Theatres hung these small cards by the door during the Committee on Public Information's film programme.
Notice
The United States Capitol fills the card.
“Washington, at the box office”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Official United States War Films (1917)
- Country / studio
- United States · Committee on Public Information
- Printer / stone
- The Hegeman Print, New York
- Format
- Window card
- Poster published
- U.S. theatre card, colour lithograph, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs (LCCN 2002711979)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
