City Out of Wilderness

City Out of Wilderness is a 1974 American short documentary film produced by Francis Thompson. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.[1][2] Produced by the United States Capitol Historical Society, City Out of Wilderness chronicles the history and evolution of Washington, D.C., from its very beginnings to the then-modern era of the 1970s.[3]

City Out of Wilderness
Produced by	Francis Thompson
Production company	Francis Thompson, Inc. for the United States Capitol Historical Society
Distributed by	Films Inc.
Release date	1974
Running time	28 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

See also

• List of American films of 1974

References

1. "City Out of Wilderness". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
2. "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
3. "City Out of Wilderness: Washington (1976)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.

External links

• City Out of Wilderness at IMDb
• City Out of Wilderness at the United States Capitol Historical Society