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French Engineers Clearing Wreckage of Bridge Château-Thierry
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About this work
Charcoal, gouache, and oil on paper. The work depicts a group of French engineers (in blue uniforms) clearing the wreckage of a bridge in Château-Thierry, France. A section of the bridge has entirely collapsed into the water. On the left, two American soldiers sit on an intact section of the bridge. The shell-torn buildings of the town line the far side of the water.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFrench Engineers Clearing Wreckage of Bridge Château-Thierry. 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.
