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Street Barricade at Château-Thierry
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Street Barricade at Château-Thierry

War Department · 1918 · watercolor (overall production method/technique)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Charcoal, gouache, and watercolor drawing on paper mounted on brown board. The work depicts two American soldiers at a rubble barricade on a street in Château-Thierry, France. The two buildings on either side of the barricade are damaged. Several white buildings are in the background including one with the French word "Coiffeur" written near its roof. The sky is partly cloudy and a plane is flying overhead.

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Credit lineStreet Barricade at Château-Thierry. 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.

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