Crossing the Pontoon Bridge, Château Thierry

Description:

A mixed media drawing on white textured paper showing a pontoon bridge crossing in Château-Thierry. There are five pontoon boats serving as a base for a temporary bridge. Horse-drawn supply wagons cross the bridge against the backdrop of a village.

Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Aylward, William James

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry

Related Event: World War I

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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25653Catalog Number: 25653Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: drawing

Physical Description: crayon (overall production method/technique)gouache (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: drawing with brown card: 19 7/8 in x 27 1/2 in; 50.4825 cm x 69.85 cmdrawing without brown card: 17 1/2 in x 26 1/2 in; 44.45 cm x 67.31 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7ea2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445412

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