Ink wash and pencil sketch on paper. The work depicts a large, stately home in Langres, France which was converted to the Headquarters of the American Army Schools during World War I. An automobile is in the drive and a man is walking up stairs to the entrance of the building.
A charcoal, pastel, and watercolor drawing on paper of American soldiers marching through a ruined town. Depicted are twelve American soldiers in olive drab uniforms wearing helmets, with gas masks hanging from their necks and packs on their backs. Some are carrying M1903 Springfield rifles. One of the soldiers at front left is holding the reins of a horse that is pulling a blue cart full of packs and supplies. Beyond the soldiers in the background is a village filled with damaged and destroyed buildings. The buildings are white with red roofs. Army trucks can be seen driving through the village streets in the background at left.
Oil painting on canvas in a wooden frame showing soldiers returning from battle. A camouflaged light tank is visible at right. At left, a line of soldiers in olive drab uniforms stand talking to each other or sit and rest. A big gun is partially visible behind the soldiers at left, and several large artillery shells are stacked next to the soldiers in the foreground at left. The sky above the scene is a bright vivid blue.
A charcoal, oil, pastel, and watercolor drawing on paper of a German (or "Boche") soldier looting during World War I. The soldier is wearing a dark green uniform, a steel helmet, and holding a rifle with fixed bayonet. He is dragging a large white bag full of looted items, and is carrying several brass candlsticks and other objects, possibly garments. There is an umbrella lying at his feet. The soldier is walking on a cobbled road next to a stone wall and is looking back over his shoulder at the viewer. Signed at bottom left by the artist, "Harvey Dunn, AEF"
Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1885-1910. Washington DC as seen from the top of the Washington Monument.
A view from the observation deck at the top of the Washington Monument looking east down the north side of the future National Mall. The enormous Central Market on B Street, NW (renamed Constitution Avenue in 1931) covering two blocks between 7th and 9th Streets, NW and the large Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station17 at 6th and B Streets, NW are visible in this image, as is the large white Patent Building (now the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture) and the Pension Building (now the National Building Museum). Taken in December 1889.
The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.
Album of photographs taken by Harry A. Spencer during his tour of service in the United States Army during World War I. The album has a black leather cover stamped with the word "Photographs" that has separated from the spine. A gelatin silver photograph of a piece of artillery is attached to the front below the title. The album is composed of fifty black paper pages on which silver gelatin photographs have been mounted with hand-written captions beneath. The pages are tied together near the spine with a black woven shoelace. The album details Spencer's life while he served in the military during the war, including his time at Camp Greene in North Carolina, and travels through Memphis, Tennessee, New York City, England, France, Belgium, Germany, and Colorado. See accession file for reference reproduction of Spencer's album created by the donor, Spencer's grand-daughter Kathi Wong.
Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1885-1910. The United States Capitol building in the snow, east front, Washington DC.. Taken in December 1889.
The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.
Oil painting on paper board. The work depicts a large transport ship, possibly the U.S.S. Leviathan, in harbor at Brest at night with lights coming off the side of the boat illuminating a number of smaller boats that have rowed up next to it. The smaller boats are loading coal into the transport ship. The transport ship has three smokestacks that are emitting smoke. Vague structures can be seen in the background, possibly cranes and other ships. The sky and water are dark blue with orange light reflecting on the water. Signed at bottom right by the artist, "W.J. Aylward." The painting is damaged slightly at the bottom center where it appears a label has been removed.
This campaign medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1917. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign medals.
Obverse: Bust of Woodrow Wilson facing left. The legend reads: Woodrow Wilson/27th President/1913-1917/USA.