Breaking ground for Memorial Ampitheater at Arlington, Va., March 1, 1915 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Breaking ground for Memorial Ampitheater at Arlington, Va., March 1, 1915, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Breaking ground for Memorial Ampitheater at Arlington, Va., March 1, 1915
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Workers broke ground on March 1, 1915, at Arlington National Cemetery for the Memorial Amphitheater, a white marble structure designed by Carrère and Hastings as a setting for ceremonies honoring the nation's war dead. Construction stretched past the First World War, and the building was dedicated in 1920. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm whose glass negatives documented the capital and its surroundings in the early twentieth century. Streaks and blemishes across the glass come from the natural deterioration of the original coatings.
| Created / published | 1915 March 1. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six. |
| Subjects | United States--Virginia--Arlington. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,948 × 4,323 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257511 |
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