Officers Mess, Ammunition Train
Officers Mess, Ammunition Train
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- Description
- Ink wash on white paper. A group of American and French officers that are part of an ammunition train eat in a hilly field. The officers are sitting on crates, possibly filled with supplies. They're positioned directly in front of a big white tent. There is a large tree on the righthand side, and another tent visible in background on a hilltop.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Sketch
- date made
- 1918-06-08
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- Townsend, Harry
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/4 in x 13 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 34.29 cm
- ID Number
- AF.26117
- catalog number
- 26117
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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