Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects: Cemeteries Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: Postmarked September 1, 1926 (White Border)

Back of Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940, 1926 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

An elevated view of the Memorial Amphitheatre at Arlington, Virginia: a great elliptical colonnade of white marble enclosing tiered seating, with a columned entrance portico and a red-tiled roof at the front, set in lawns with walks and a curving memorial drive below. Dedicated in 1920, the amphitheatre was built in Arlington National Cemetery to honor American service members and has hosted state funerals, Memorial Day observances, and the Easter sunrise service; the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies just below its colonnade. The building's neoclassical design is modeled on classical Roman amphitheatres.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Wash. D.C. Philadelphia Atlantic City and [illegible] all My on my vacation [illegible]

PublisherUnion News Company

MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATRE AT ARLINGTON, VA. © A. E. MATOS. --- MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATER, ARLINGTON, VA. A beautiful memorial to the dead heroes of the nation. Situated in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. 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 was designed by Carrere & Hastings of New York and cost $750,000. It will seat 5000 people in the amphitheater proper, and several thousand more in the colonnade. PUBLISHED BY THE UNION NEWS COMPANY POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY 119881

PostmarkedAtlantic City, NJ, September 1, 1926, 18:00

Addressed to

Harry M. Kicks

1313 Bald Eagle Ave, Tyrone, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 1, 1926, 18:00, Atlantic City, NJ
Publisher	Union News Company
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Harry M. Kicks, 1313 Bald Eagle Ave, Tyrone, PA
Place depicted	Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA
Stamp	2c George Washington, red
Notes	White border; visible linen-texture screen; copyright credit "© A. E. MATOS" printed at lower right; light edge wear and a small blemish at the left edge. Postmark: ATLANTIC CITY N.J. SEP 1 1926 6 PM. Divided back, white border, linen texture; 2¢ Washington stamp; purple pen message and address; creasing and edge wear.

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Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memorial-amphitheatre-arlington-national-cemetery-arlington. Accessed October 24, 2026.