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| Keywords: Aerial photo looking NW at Memorial Amphitheater under construction - Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington County VA USA - 1919.jpg en Aerial view looking northwest at the partially finished Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia in the United States Image was taken in 1919 North is to the upper middle-left As constructed Memorial Amphitheater ended in a small plaza atop a retaining wall with a granite balustrade on the edge The following year the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to this plaza The road running from middle-right of this image to lower left is Farragut Avenue The road curving in the lower-right corner is Porter Avenue The road running slightly diagonally to the far left is McPherson Avenue In the upper left corner can be seen some buildings belonging to Fort Myer The town of Rosslyn is visible along the far upper edge of the photograph Arlington House the Robert E Lee National Memorial is the structure in the trees above and slightly to the right of the amphitheater The V-shaped road coming in from the middle left is Lawton Avenue; the slender shaft of the Spanish-American War Memorial can be seen at its apex The V-shaped road to the left of the memorial is Sigsbee Drive The large round base from which the tall column protrudes is the USS Maine Mast Memorial The Potomac River and the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge can be seen in the upper right corner http //www loc gov/pictures/item/hec2008008911/ Harris Ewing 1919 Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Spanish-American War Memorial Arlington National Cemetery Maine Mast Memorial Robert E Lee National Memorial Rosslyn Arlington Virginia Francis Scott Key Bridge Washington D C PD-USGov | ||||
