Military - Overview
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.
"Military - Overview" showing 291 items.
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Street Barricade at Château-Thierry
- Description
- Charcoal, gouache, and watercolor drawing on paper mounted on brown board. The work depicts two American soldiers at a rubble barricade on a street in Château-Thierry, France. The two buildings on either side of the barricade are damaged. Several white buildings are in the background including one with the French word "Coiffeur" written near its roof. The sky is partly cloudy and a plane is flying overhead.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25667
- catalog number
- 25667
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Street in Neufchâteau
- Description
- Pastel with crayon, wash, and gouache on heavy white card. French village scene with a pastry shop in the foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25668
- catalog number
- 25668
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Street in Neufchâteau
- Description
- Charcoal, wash, and gouache drawing on card. The work depicts a street scene in Neufchâteau, France. A woman carrying a basket walks down in the road, facing the viewer. A church's tower dominates the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25669
- catalog number
- 25669
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
The Church at Fossoy. (On the German Line of Retreat)
- Description
- Graphite and gouache on paper mounted on heavy white card. The drawing shows a badly damaged church at Fossoy, France. There is a bare tree on the left.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07-26
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25671
- catalog number
- 25671
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
The Church at Nesles
- Description
- Charcoal, ink wash, and gouache on card. The work depicts a shell-torn church at Nesles, France. In the foreground, an American soldier crouches in front of a stone wall.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- date depicted
- 1918-07-09
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25672 [dup1]
- catalog number
- 25672
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
The River at Neufchâteau
- Description
- Crayon and gouache on card. The work depicts a view of the river at Neufchâteau, France. Two soldiers are along the bank of the river. One man is sitting down and fishing; the other holds an umbrella over the sitting man's head. A large church, several houses, and outhouses are visible in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25674
- catalog number
- 25674
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
The Road through Fossoy. (On the German line of Retreat)
- Description
- Gouache, ink wash, and graphite. The work depicts a shell-torn building near Fossoy, France. One side of the building has been completely destroyed.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07-26
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25675
- catalog number
- 25675
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Troops Waiting to Advance at Hattonchâtel - St. Mihiel Drive
- Description
- Charcoal, ink wash, and gouache on paper. The work depicts a group of American soldiers waiting to advance in Hattonchâtel, France. The soldiers appear at rest--sitting and talking with one another.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25676
- catalog number
- 25676
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Wagon Train at Viffort
- Description
- Charcoal, crayon, and gouache on paper. This village street scene depicts a wagon train; mounted soldier in center of drawing.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25681
- catalog number
- 25681
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Billeting Village Near Neufchâteau
- Description
- Oil and gouache on paper. In this village scene none of the buildings have escaped damage from the war. Shell damage is apparent in the houses' roofs and the holes in the road in the foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF*25684
- catalog number
- 25684
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center