Infantry and Tanks Advancing on Field

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Description:

Charcoal sketch. In the foreground is a mounted soldier and a soldier on foot next to him; both of them are wearing French helmets. Beyond these two figures is a line of advancing infantrymen. On the left are two Renault FT-17 tanks. In the background, on the right, are trees and shell-torn buildings. Plumes of smoke streak the horizon.

Date Made: 1918-07Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentMaker: Morgan, Wallace

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: World War I

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See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Military, Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, World War I Art, Art, Combat Art, Art

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25773Catalog Number: 25773Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 17 7/8 in x 27 3/4 in; 45.4025 cm x 70.485 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8066-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_448047

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