https://mallhistory.org/files/original/2ca8ae9ddb3ada99a4eeed9ed25e87ec.mp4 5aec44976746be55168b206aad58e487 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type DC History Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19281219 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. “Gyro” Flies to Capitol! Philadelphia, Pa. Gyroplane with whirling wings for lifting power, makes first long flight in U.S. H.F.Pitcairn pilots craft on 135-mile hop. [00:23] Over Washington! ‘Flying windmill’, designed for small landing spaces, hovers above Lincoln Memorial. [00:41] Washington’s strangest visitor gets an aerial view of Washington Monument and the Capitol. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Autogiro Flies over DC Description An account of the resource In December 1928, Harold F. Pitcairn piloted an autogiro from Philadelphia to Washington, DC to introduce this new aircraft to Americans. It was reportedly the first extended autogiro flight in the US. Pitcairn was an airplane manufacturer. Paramount Pictures captured the flight over the Mall in this newsreel. It was part of Pitcairn's marketing efforts to sell autogiros as personal aircraft to the public and policymakers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paramount News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Department of the Air Force via National Archives. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/65082">View original.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/19/1928 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Moving Images