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Village of the Dead
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Village of the Dead

War Department · 1918 · charcoal (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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Charcoal, crayon, pastel, and gouache sketch on heavy textured cream wove paper. American troops are mounted on a team of horses pulling a large artillery piece through a shell-torn village. In the left foreground, a cross with a helmet hung from it marks a grave.

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Credit lineVillage of the Dead. 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History. CC0.

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