Ink wash sketch on white card stock. The drawing depicts a street corner at a crossroads in Buzancy, France. Buildings line the street in front of a tall church steeple in the background. The street is lined with business signs; an English one reads: "American Postal [illegible] Station." The other signs are in different languages.
Date Made: 1918
Artist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Location: Currently not on view
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.25874Catalog Number: 25874Accession Number: 6459264592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: ink wash (overall production method/technique)card stock (overall material)Measurements: overall: 14 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in; 36.83 cm x 52.07 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-874c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445350
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