Alternate title: | Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, Va. |
Summary: | Aerial view of Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Reverse caption reads: "Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, Va. A beautiful memorial to the dead heroes of the nation, situated in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. It is built of white marble, in the form of an ellipse, the front formed by a temple facing the Lincoln Memorial across the Potomac in Washington City. A broad stairway leads from a beautiful garden to the temple. It will seat 5,000 people in the amphitheatre proper and several thousand more in the colonnade. Cost $750,000." Postcard number: 9940. |
Provider: | B.S. Reynolds Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States |
Place of origin – Region: | District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Arlington |
Topical subjects: | Amphitheaters |
Cemeteries |
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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