Fort Meyer Gate Postcard

Fort Meyer Gate Postcard

History, Military Architecture, Commemorative Art, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Cultural Geography

This postcard from the early 1900s shows the Fort Meyer Gate entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. It belongs to a souvenir pack called "Views of Beautiful Arlington, VA," which includes other famous spots like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The picture shows a detailed iron gate and stone posts with eagle statues on top, all surrounded by a border decorated with crossed rifles. It was made by the Curt Teich Company, a famous maker of postcards that documented American travel and history during that time.

ID: Vertical, color-tinted postcard showing a paved road leading through large, open black iron gates. Two tall, dark stone pillars flank the entrance, each adorned with a gold-colored eagle statue at the top. The scene is lush with green trees and a sunset sky of yellow and soft orange. A dark, ornate border surrounds the central image, featuring yellow corner squares with black silhouettes of crossed rifles and sabers. Small text at the top center reads "Fort Meyer Gate."

Physical Dimensions: Standard Postcard size

Curt Teich & Co.

From the Collection of Lydia E. Ferguson

B.S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C.

Circa 1920–1930

Tyasia Hines

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JPG

English

Physical Object