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Arlington House view to Lincoln Memorial

Identifier: C0270B434_046
Title: Arlington House view to Lincoln Memorial
Description: A photo from the view of the Arlington House, accompanied by the following text: "Opposite: Each year, about 4 million tourists visit the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Inside is this nineteen-foot-tall, 175-ton Colorado Yule marble statue of Lincoln sculpted by Daniel Chester French. The memorial to the sixteenth President was dedicated on May 30, 1922.; Below: This is the view from Arlington House, once the home of Robert E. Lee. During the Civil War, the land surrounding General Lee's home was turned into a burial ground for the Union Army that later became Arlington National Cemetery. From this spot, visitors can see the eternal flame on John F. Kennedy's grave and across the Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial."
Date: 2001?
Extent: 6.25x9.75
Subject: Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870; Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.); Booknotes (Television program)
Type: Photograph
Format: Color
Language: Eng
Physical location: Box 434
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.