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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. Photograph of the main, east entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as viewed at a distance in Arlington National Cemetery. A cemetery drive stretches through the foreground along the bottom edge. In the near distance, short set of steps runs parallel to the driveway. Four stone posts connected by chains sit atop the steps. Beyond the posts, the grassy expanse of the formal garden stretches back through center. It is flanked by walkways. Trees line the far left and far right edges of the open garden. At the far end of the lawn, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands atop a wide set of steps. It is barely visible sitting at center in front of the main entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. The eastern facade of the building is viewed square to camera. Six columns line the porch and support a pediment. Four punched holes line the top edge at left. Text from negative sleeve: Color 2349-3/4 Eastern Trip October 1947 Arlington Cemetery 1 Tomb of Unknown Soldier 2 Memorial Building and Tomb from the Driveway
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2349d_001 ark:/21198/zz002j3krn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Amphitheaters--Virginia--Arlington Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Virginia--Arlington Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.) Porticoes (Porches)--Virginia--Arlington Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)
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