Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA, 1933

Subjects: Aerial Views & Panoramas Cemeteries Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1933 (Linen)

Back of Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA, 1933, c. 1933 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

An aerial view taken from an airplane shows the Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, a white marble ellipse set on a rise in Arlington, Virginia, overlooking Washington. The temple-like front faces across the Potomac toward the Lincoln Memorial, and the central space is turfed and open to the sky, with a columned entrance portico and red-tiled roof in view. Directly in front is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedicated in 1921. The printed caption notes the building cost $1,000,000. Dedicated in 1920 and designed by Thomas Hastings, the amphitheater hosts the nation's Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

a very nice city and we are showing a. nice time. Rover Idem

PublisherB. S. Reynolds Co.

ARLINGTON MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATRE, ARLINGTON, VA. © B.S. Reynolds Co. 20257 --- POST CARD / THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS / MADE IN U.S.A. / Published by B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D. C. / THE MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATRE is situated on an eminence in Arlington, Va., and overlooks Washington. 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. The view as pictured here was taken from an aeroplane and shows the Amphitheatre turfed and open to the sky above. The cost of the building was $1,000,000. Directly in front is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier whose body, brought from France by General Pershing, was buried with impressive ceremonies on November 11th, 1921.

PostmarkedWashington, DC, June 12, 1931, 12:00

Addressed to

Mr & Mrs. A. A. Heiden

St. Lawrence

Postcard record

Postmarked	June 12, 1931, 12:00, Washington, DC
Publisher	B. S. Reynolds Co.
Series	20257
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr & Mrs. A. A. Heiden, St. Lawrence
Place depicted	Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, VA
Place depicted	VA
Place mentioned	Arlington, VA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; linen-textured stock; diagonal crease at upper left corner and light edge wear. Postmark: WASHINGTON D.C. JUN 12-M 1933 (day digit obscured by handwriting). Divided-back card with white border; blue-pen message written sideways along the left edge; light edge/corner wear and slight soiling.

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Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA, 1933, postcard, c. 1933. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/arlington-memorial-amphitheatre-arlington-va-1933. Accessed November 2, 2026.