Summary: | Tomb of unknown soldier, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "In a beautiful marble sarcophagus directly in front of the Memorial Amphitheatre at Arlington, Virginia, is one of the tomb of America's Unknown soldier boy, overlooking the Capital of the Nation he died to save. In the distance may be seen the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol and Library of Congress. 'The name of him whose body lies before us took light with his imperishable soul. We know not whence he came, but only that his death marks him with the everlasting glory of an American dying for his country. We do not know the glory of his death. He died for his country, and greater devotion hath no man this. He died unquestioning, uncomplaining, with faith in his heart and hope on his lips that his country should triumph and its civilization survive.'- President Harding." Pencil drawing of a motorboat on the back of postcard. Postcard number: 16056; Message included. |
Provider: | B.S. Reynolds Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | North America |
United States of America |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Washington (D.C.) |
Temporal subject: |
1911-1920
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1921-1930
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Washington (D.C.) |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Arlington |
Topical subjects: | Monuments & memorials |
Tombs & sepulchral monuments |
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.) |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Unknown |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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