Military

The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States. The collections include ordnance, firearms, and swords; uniforms and insignia; national and military flags and banners; and many other objects.

The strength of the collections lies in their enormous depth. Some 3,000 military small arms and 2,400 civilian firearms document the mechanical and technological history of the infantryman's weapons from the beginning of the gunpowder era to the present. Among the 4,000 swords and knives in the collection are many spectacular presentation pieces. The collections also include Civil War era telegraph equipment, home front artifacts from both world wars, early computers such as ENIAC, Whirlwind, and Sage, and materials carried at antiwar demonstrations.

Charcoal sketch on white paper of a battlefield in Lorraine, France, opposite Domevre. Two American soldiers stand in a trench behind a fortified wall. Their backs are to the viewer and they are looking out across an open hilly area.
Description
Charcoal sketch on white paper of a battlefield in Lorraine, France, opposite Domevre. Two American soldiers stand in a trench behind a fortified wall. Their backs are to the viewer and they are looking out across an open hilly area. The soldier at left is looking through binoculars and the soldier at right is holding his gun. A small village is visible in the background on the left, and a few houses are visible in the background on the right.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1918
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
War Department
Townsend, Harry
artist
Townsend, Harry
ID Number
AF.26094
catalog number
26094
accession number
64592
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1918
associated date
1914 - 1918
ID Number
ZZ.RSN82658W78

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