Here's an interesting vintage postcard featuring the inscription panel on the National Memorial Arch at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It is attributed to Henry Armitt Brown, June 19th, 1878. It reads:
AND HERE
IN THIS PLACE
OF SACRIFICE
IN THIS VALE OF HUMILIATION
IN THIS VALLEY OF THE SHADOW
OF THAT DEATH OUT OF WHICH
THE LIFE OF AMERICA ROSE
REGENERATE AND FREE
LET US BELIEVE
WITH AN ABIDING FAITH
THAT TO THEM
UNION WILL SEEM AS DEAR
AND LIBERTY AS SWEET
AND PROGRESS AS GLORIOUS
AS THEY WERE TO OUR FATHERS
AND ARE TO YOU AND ME
AND THAT THE INSTITUTIONS
WHICH HAVE MADE US HAPPY
PRESERVED BY THE
VIRTUE OF OUR CHILDREN
SHALL BLESS
THE REMOTEST GENERATION
OF THE TIME TO COME
On the back, the card is identified as "ARTVUE", by ARTVUE POST CARD CO., NEW YORK, N.Y.
Size: approx. 5½" x 3½"
Date: Not dated, but probably from the 1950s.
Condition: Good, I'd say. The card is unused, with only slight edge wear. However, both sides show some discoloration from long term storage in a standard postcard album. (Please see scans.)
MULTIPLE ITEM SHIPPING DISCOUNT: I will ship up to 4 cards for the single base shipping charge shown. For purchases of more than 4 cards, the shipping charge will increase by just a small increment for every 4 additional cards.
