Charcoal and watercolor sketch on white paper, mounted on thick paper. Sketch shows Mobile Hospital No. 39, The Yale Unit, near Chaillons in the St. Mihiel Sector of France. The hospital is made up of lots of large red or white tents. It has an access road (seen on the right), and there are two soldiers walking on it towards the compound. There is a fence in front of the hospital, trees in the background to the left, and fields in the back on the right.
Date Made: 1918-11Associated Date: 1917 - 1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentSmith, J. AndreArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Grand Est, Département de la Meuse
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.26011Catalog Number: 26011Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: Sketch
Physical Description: watercolor (sketch production method/technique)paper (sketch material)paper (overall material)charcoal (sketch production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 15 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 38.735 cmsketch: 7 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 28.575 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7c37-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445811
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