Charcoal on white paper. This sketch depicts an aviator and pilot standing on an overturned Breguet reconnaissance plane, probably a Breguet 14. The two men are reading a map. The plane's underside has camouflage and what appear to be French roundels on its wings. There is a line of trees in the background at left and a village in the background at right.
A pencil sketch on paper of German dugouts on the slope of Hill 204 located near Chateau-Thierry, France. This hill was the scene of fighting between Allied (French and American) and German soldiers during July of 1918. The Allies prevailed. The scene is in a forest where the Germans took shelter in dugouts on the slope of the hill. Abandoned supplies litter the ground around the dugouts; these include Stielhandgranates (stick grenades). American soldiers stand on the top part of the sketch in a clearing.
Black ink and charcoal drawing of mounted troops in a large basin/pond of water. Immediately behind them is a group of badly damaged buildings. Church spire in the center background. Birds in sky. The sketch is done on beige wove paper mounted on brown (formerly beige) card, with decorative lines around the border ruled in graphite.
Pencil and crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts an airplane which has crashed on a sand beach while making a forced landing during World War I. The airplane is virtually upright, resting on its engine housing and wings with its tail sticking into the air. Three people are gathered to the immediate right of the airplane with a fourth person running toward them.
Charcoal sketch on blue-gray paper. The work depicts a group of soldiers billeted in a cell of the old Monastery of Rangeval near Boucq, France. A drawing on the wall above the sleeping pallets shows France (the woman) killing "the German monster." Soldiers are lounging on cots beneath the drawing. A line of drying laundry hangs on the left side of the sketch.
Colored pencil sketch on white paper, mounted on brown thick paper. This sketch is a landscape showing several marching soldiers walk through a field off into the distance. There are several agricultural fields separated by large trees on the right of the sketch, and woods to the left.
Charcoal and crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts a dispatch carrier on a motor cycle near a fortified hill. The hill, with structures on the side (possibly dugouts) dominates the background of the work. On the left are several soldiers pushing a piece of heavy artillery. A low building is visible behind the dispatch carrier.
Charcoal sketch on heavy white card stock. The work depicts a chateau in the area of Grandpré, France. The entrance is a large archway surmounted by a hipped roof with dormers.
Charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper board. The work depicts American schooners in the harbor at Marseille in France. Multiple boats are docked at the harbor and men are working along the docks and on the boats. There are several white buildings in the background. Blue sky shows through the masts and sails of the schooners. Signed at bottom right by the artist, "W.J. Aylward, A.E.F '19"
Watercolor and charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts the harbor at La Pallice, France. Pictured at left is a large orange crane unloading a knockdown freight car. Several dock workers surround the freight car to assist in the unloading. There is a man in a blue shirt and tan hat sitting in the foreground of the sketch and a man in white shirt and tan vest walking at the left foreground. In the background of the sketch is another crane and a large white ship with a yellow smoke stack. Small buildings line the harbor along the right of the painting. The sky is a vibrant blue with gray and white smoke rising from smoke stacks. Signed at bottom right by the artist, "W.J. Aylward, A.E.F. '19"
Charcoal and pastel drawing on heavy beige textured laid paper. The subject of the drawing is a tank attack during World War I. In the foreground is a tank, most likely a Renault FT; in front of the tank are barbed-wire entanglements. Three more tanks are visible in the background. A man walks along the road. Smoke rises on the horizon.
Charcoal sketch on white paper. This work portrays an intersection in the village of Essey, France during World War I. American soldiers and wagons pulled by horses fill the street. In the background, there is a destroyed building whose roof and walls are damaged.
Charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper. A large group of people, many of whom are soldiers, are gathered around a statue of Joan of Arc in the town of Neufchateau, France. The two people closest to the viewer appear to be an American soldier (in brown) and a French soldier (in blue). The band mentioned in the title of the work is obscured by the crowd.
A charcoal, pastel, and watercolor sketch on paper of American troops at a church at Badonviller, France. The church is most likely the Eglise Saint-Martin. Five American soldiers are standing in what used to be the interior of the church. The church has been damaged; battered wrought iron and other debris are lying exposed in the former aisle of the church. An inscription on the drawing reads "The church at Badonviller is situated on a rise of ground and on that edge of the village that is nearest the German lines. It has suffered from bombardment perhaps more than any other structure in the village. This drawing was made from the chancel and looking along the line of the main aisle and through the archway to the front entrance. The building is hopelessly beyond repair."
Crayon, ink, and watercolor sketch on white paper of a camouflaged six ton light tank. The tank is in a large field and is partially covered in camouflage netting at back. Much of the tank is visible. There is a large green bush to the left of the tank and the impression of trees in the background. The drawing is mounted on a large white paper board with an inscription at bottom by the artist: "SIX TON CAMOUFLAGED TANK / H. TOWNSEND / 3255"
Mixed media sketch on paper. Scene of the village of Buzancy in Aisne, northern France. Captain J. Andre Smith depicts small structures in the foreground that sustained damage during World War I. The perspective of the artwork is from the East, showing the apse and steeple of the village church in the background.
Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. The sketch depicts the edge of a wooded area, with timber fortifications in the center of the scene. Hills and small houses in the background. Belleau Wood was the scene of intense fighting between Allied soldiers and the German Army towards the end of the First World War.
Charcoal and crayon drawing paper of wounded American soldiers making their way to the advanced aid station during the Verdun offensive. Depicted at center are two American soldiers carrying a wounded third soldier on a modified stretcher. The soldier on the stretcher has his head and foot bandaged and is sitting hunched over on the stretcher. At left are two more wounded soldiers. The first is walking with the aid of a long stick in one hand while supporting himself with the shoulder of the second soldier. His left leg is bleeding and is being held up by the second soldier. The second soldier is bleeding from his head and shoulder. He is carrying his helmet over his arm. At right is a sixth soldier lying in the grass, apparently dead. His rifle is lying in the grass beside him. Next to the dead soldier is a line of barbed wire. A large explosion is visible in the background at right and two biplanes are visible in the sky overhead. Signed by the artist at bottom right, "Geo. Harding, AEF, Oct. 18"
Charcoal and crayon drawing on paper of American soldiers rushing out of a shell-torn building during a pause in shelling. Two soldiers have left the building and are running across the building to the left. Two soldiers are visible in the doorway on their way out of the building, with outlines of more soldiers visible behind. All soldiers are in uniform with helmets and rifles with fixed bayonets. The building is white with several large holes in the walls and windows. Green shutters hang askew from the windows and a green door has been taken off its hinges. The doorway is surrounded by elaborate green trim. A black railing in front of the building is bent from damage. Signed by the artist at bottom right, "George Harding, Chateau Thierry"