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Refugees from Chateau Thierry Section
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Charcoal sketch on white paper. Depicted are war refugees from Chateau Thierry, France, entering a town carrying their belongings while American soldiers exit the town as part of an artillery convoy. At left, a woman leads a horse and oxen pulling a carriage stocked with household items and animals. A second woman rides the horse. A few civilian men follow behind them. At right, American soldiers ride horses and carriages away from the town, followed by carts filled with supplies and a large field gun. Trees line the road to the right and houses line the road at left.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRefugees from Chateau Thierry Section. 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.
