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 76 items.
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Field Encampment near Dun-sur-Meuse
- Description
- Ink and watercolor color sketch on paper. The work depicts a field encampment near Dun-sur-Meuse, France during World War I. A road cuts through a field where there are a large number of tents pitched. Several graves marked by crosses line one side of the road.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25926
- catalog number
- 25926
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
A Forced Landing
- Description
- Pencil and crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts an airplane which has crashed on a sand beach while making a forced landing during World War I. The airplane is virtually upright, resting on its engine housing and wings with its tail sticking into the air. Three people are gathered to the immediate right of the airplane with a fourth person running toward them.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25928
- catalog number
- 25928
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
A Street Scene in Thiaucourt
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The focal point of this street scene is a large pile of debris in front of what appears to be a ruined church. Soldiers marching through the road.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25930
- catalog number
- 25930
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apremont
- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The work depicts several buildings in a village in no man's land, near Apremont, France during World War I. Five men are standing in the shadow of one of the shell-torn structures, and another man is walking in front of a building in the background. Several rows of barbed wired fences border the town.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25934
- catalog number
- 25934
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Aviation Field near Toul
- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The work depicts an aviation field near Toul, France during World War I. A line of low buildings and an expansive sky are the subjects of this drawing.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25935
- catalog number
- 25935
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
A Corner House at Badonviller
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts a damaged house on the corner of a street in Badonviller, France during World War I. The roof and one wall of the house are shell-torn, with structural elements, rafters, and the chimney visible from the street. Pairs of soldiers are walking past and gathered around the house.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25939
- catalog number
- 25939
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
A Street Corner at Badonviller
- Description
- Pencil and watercolor on paper. The work depicts a street corner at Badonviller, France during World War I. A large pile of bundled supplies sits in front of a building with a sign reading "Cafe Des Halles."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-04
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25940
- catalog number
- 25940
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
A Street in Baccarat
- Description
- A charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper of Baccarat, France during World War I. Shell-damaged buildings make up this street scene.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-04
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25945
- catalog number
- 25945
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Band Concert at Neufchateau
- Description
- Charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper. A large group of people, many of whom are soldiers, are gathered around a statue of Joan of Arc in the town of Neufchateau, France. The two people closest to the viewer appear to be an American soldier (in brown) and a French soldier (in blue). The band mentioned in the title of the work is obscured by the crowd.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25956
- catalog number
- 25956
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Cross-Roads at Flirey
- Description
- A charcoal sketch on paper of Flirey, France during World War I. In this busy scene, American soldiers are working at pulling down the wall of a damaged building.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF*25975
- catalog number
- 25975
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center