General View of the Great Yards at Is-Sur-Tille
General View of the Great Yards at Is-Sur-Tille
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- Description
- Pencil and crayon sketch on paper. The work is a view of the railroad yards at Is-sur-Tille, France. Long, low buildings are depicted in the middle ground. Divisional files indicate that the artist noted "Fifty miles of railroad track, combined with barracks and warehouses, cover several square miles in this area."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Is-sur-Tille
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 3/16 in x 13 in; 25.87625 cm x 33.02 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25829
- catalog number
- 25829
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- subject
- Railroads
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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