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Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Père
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Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Père

War Department · 1918-07-26 · 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, sanguine, and crayon drawing on heavy textured cream wove paper. The work depicts the town of Mont St. Père and the valley of the Marne from an aerial perspective. Mont St. Père is a shell-torn town clogged with troops, horses, and equipment passing through. A British airplane and an observation balloon are in the sky.

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Credit lineValley of the Marne at Mont St. Père. 1918-07-26. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.

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