A Roadside Repair Station, Chateau Thierry
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper. Soldiers of an ammunition train have stopped for repairs at a roadside repair station located to the northwest of Château-Thierry. Depicted is a large motor supply truck which is being repaired by an American soldier in the foreground. A group of American soldiers work to repair objects on a makeshift workbench at left. Motor parts and other supply boxes surround them on the ground. Two ambulances with the Red Cross emblems are visible in the background.
- Location
- Currently on loan
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- associated person
- Townsend, Harry
- War Department
- Townsend, Harry
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- place made
- France: Picardie, Château-Thierry
- referenced
- France: Picardie, Château-Thierry
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 in x 22 3/4 in; 43.18 cm x 57.785 cm
- ID Number
- AF.26099
- catalog number
- 26099
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- related event
- World War I
- See more items in
- Armed Forces History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Art
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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