Public Reel

WASHINGTON—THE CAPITAL CITY

WASHINGTON—THE CAPITAL CITY. 1930. 985 ft.

Registration MP2578 Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-12-04
Claimant
Eastman Teaching Films, Inc
Author
George W. Hoke, author
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-12-04; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Renewal R220445 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.80)

Renewal claimant
_University of Chicago (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-08-28
Original cited
M2578 / 4Dec30
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 48472
WASHINGTON, THE CAPITOL CITY, a motion 
picture in one reel by George W. 
Hoke. © 4Dec30; M2578. _University 
of Chicago (PWH); 28Aug58; R220445. 
WE, WE, MARIE, a photoplay in two reels 
by Universal Pictures Corp. 

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 262754–262758.

  WASHINGTON—THE CAPITAL CITY. 1930. 985 ft.

    © Eastman Teaching Films, Inc. (George W. Hoke, author); 4Dec30;
    MP2578.

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