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Road to the Front, Northwest of Chateau Thierry
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Road to the Front, Northwest of Chateau Thierry

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 sketch on white paper. Sketch depicts an American artillery convoy moving along a road lined with trees, presumably towards the frontline. The cart shown is drawn by a horse and has a canon hooked up to the back. Part of the front end of a car and a horse are visible in the bottom right corner. Several soldiers march along with the convoy, while others rest against the trees that line the road.

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Credit lineRoad to the Front, Northwest of Chateau Thierry. 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.

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