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Last Remains of Montfaucon
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Last Remains of Montfaucon

War Department · 1918-10-20 · ink wash (overall production method/technique)

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

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Ink wash, black crayon, and graphite sketch of a road leading through what remains of a village. An ambulance stands before a shell-torn building; several wagons and soldiers are standing in the road. Part of a wall stands on the right. Airplanes in sky. Sketch is on beige wove paper mounted on tan card that has decorative ruled lines. Below the sketch is a printed label, attached to the tan mount, that reads: "THE LAST REMAINS OF MONTFAUCON/FIRST-AID DRESSING STATION/BY W. J. DUNCAN/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2860."

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Credit lineLast Remains of Montfaucon. 1918-10-20. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.

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