National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge, PA, 1936

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1936 (Linen)

Back of National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge, PA, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard — Back

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The National Memorial Arch at Valley Forge rises as a stone triumphal arch with a single great opening, framed by trees and a sunset sky. It commemorates the Continental Army's winter encampment of 1777–78, when Washington's officers and soldiers endured cold and hunger. Congress authorized the memorial in 1910, and the architect Paul Philippe Cret designed it; it was dedicated in 1917. The inscription honors the officers and private soldiers and quotes Washington's 1778 tribute to their "incomparable patience and fidelity" while they were "naked and starving."

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V.F.77—National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge, Pa. --- NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARCH, VALLEY FORGE, PA. Erected by authority of the Act of Congress, June 25, 1910 in commemoration of the patriot- ism displayed and the suffering endured by Washington, his officers and men during the winter of 1777-78. Inscriptions: "To the officers and private soldiers of the Continental Army, Dec. 19, 1777, June 19, 1778. Naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery." Washington at Valley Forge, February 16, 1778. LYNN H. BOYER, JR., WILDWOOD, N. J. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 6B-H163

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Publisher	Curteich
Series	V.F.77
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge, PA
Publisher	Curteich, Wildwood, NJ
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow white border; light wear and a small stain along the top edge. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; white border; handwritten year "1952" in address area; Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" post card imprint (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.); Lynn H. Boyer, Jr., Wildwood, N.J., distributor; small stain bottom center.

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National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge, PA, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/national-memorial-arch-valley-forge-pa-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.