Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA, 1924

Subjects: Cemeteries Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1924 (White Border)

Back of Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA, 1924, c. 1924 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

An elevated view shows the Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington National Cemetery: a white marble ellipse of tiered seating enclosed by a colonnade, with a columned entrance portico and a red-tiled roof at the front. A broad stairway leads from the surrounding garden and lawns, and a curving drive passes below. The memorial honors the nation's dead and seats 5,000 in the amphitheater proper, with several thousand more in the colonnade. Completed in 1920, the amphitheater was designed by Carrere & Hastings of New York and faces across the Potomac toward the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. It has hosted Memorial Day observances, state funerals, and the Easter sunrise service; the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies just below the colonnade.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Wash. D.C. Philadelphia Atlantic City and possibly N.Y. on my vacation week

PublisherThe Union News Company

MEMORIAL AMPITHEATRE AT ARLINGTON, VA. 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.

PostmarkedAtlantic City, NJ, September 11, 1924, 18:00

Addressed to

Mr Harry M Hicks

1313 Bald Eagle [illegible] Tyrone, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 11, 1924, 18:00, Atlantic City, NJ
Publisher	The Union News Company
Series	119881
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr Harry M Hicks, 1313 Bald Eagle [illegible], Tyrone, PA
Place depicted	Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA
Stamp	2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
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. Postmarks: ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. SEP 11 1924 AM and ATLANTIC, N.J. SEP 11 1924 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, VA, 1924, postcard, c. 1924. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memorial-amphitheatre-arlington-va-1924. Accessed November 2, 2026.