Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1935

Subjects: Cemeteries Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1935, c. 1915 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Aerial-style view of the white marble Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, its colonnaded elliptical auditorium rising behind a columned entrance portico with a red-tiled roof, set in lawns with winding drives and a few parked automobiles. Dedicated in 1920 and designed by architect Thomas Hastings, the amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery hosts the nation's Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands in its plaza. The card's coloring and automobiles suggest a 1930s printing.

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

Addressed to

Mr & Mrs. A. A. Reider

St. Lawrence, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Washington, DC
Publisher	B. S. Reynolds Co.
Series	20257
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr & Mrs. A. A. Reider, St. Lawrence, PA
Place depicted	Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, VA
Place depicted	VA
Place mentioned	Arlington, VA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
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, Virginia, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/arlington-memorial-amphitheatre-arlington-virginia-circa-193. Accessed October 24, 2026.