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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of visitors to Arlington National Cemetery standing and watching a guard patrol the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. An open terrace stretches through the image on an upward angle from right to left. A dozen or so visitors stand in a loose line and watch a patrolling guard. The line starts in the near distance, just right-of-center, and stretches back to the left, extending out-of-frame. Through a gap in the line at center, the patrolling guard is visible. He stands facing towards the right and with his rifle resting upon his near shoulder. Behind and to the left of him, a canvas hut stands. It is mostly obscured by the spectators standing in the mid-ground. Trees stand across the background, cascading downwards to the right. Text from negative sleeve: 2371. Eastern trip October 1947 Arlington 1 Guard at tomb unknown soldier 2 H H West at tomb of unknown soldier 3 Visitors at tomb unknown soldier The guard is visible thru 4th from right 4 L to R Mrs T.Guard, T. Guard, Mertie West. Guards from Flageler [sic] Colorado visiting cemetery and showing us map to get to tomb unknown soldier 5 Mertie West at right with two ladies walking up lawn slope to Lee Mansion. 6 & 7 Two pictures of grave of L'Enfant who laid out City of Washington. Grave is right in front of Lee Mansion
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2371_002 ark:/21198/zz002j3rz5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.) Rites & ceremonies--Virginia--Arlington Sightseers--Virginia--Arlington United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)
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