Military
The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States. The collections include ordnance, firearms, and swords; uniforms and insignia; national and military flags and banners; and many other objects.
The strength of the collections lies in their enormous depth. Some 3,000 military small arms and 2,400 civilian firearms document the mechanical and technological history of the infantryman's weapons from the beginning of the gunpowder era to the present. Among the 4,000 swords and knives in the collection are many spectacular presentation pieces. The collections also include Civil War era telegraph equipment, home front artifacts from both world wars, early computers such as ENIAC, Whirlwind, and Sage, and materials carried at antiwar demonstrations.
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Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday
- Description
- Ink wash sketch of African-American troops and small camouflaged buildings. The soldiers are moving about the buildings, carrying mattresses. Sketch done on heavy white paper.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25815
- catalog number
- 25815
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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German Outpost, Montfaucon
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on light green paper. The sketch shows a German outpost at Montfaucon, France during World War I. The outpost consists of a large trench with walls reinforced by wooden posts. The upper left corner of an entryway, perhaps to an underground shelter, is just visible in the trench. Glued to the card underneath the sketch is a label that reads "GERMAN OUTPOST, MONFAUCON/Looking toward Hill 204/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2990."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25832
- catalog number
- 25832
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Flirey
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts a ruined church spire atop a hill in Flirey, France. Troops and army trucks are in the road near the remains of a communicating trench in the foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25827
- catalog number
- 25827
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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The Castle Sedan Used as German Military Hospital
- Description
- Ink wash and charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts the Château de Sedan, a castle in Sedan, France, while it was used as a German military hospital during World War I. The foreground of the drawing is dominated by a large cross in a circle which appears to have been cut in to the grass on the ground. The castle is shown behind the cross, with a flag, likely a hospital flag, flying on one of its peaked roofs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-11
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25868
- catalog number
- 25868
- accession number
- 64592
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Rolling Out a New Plane
- Description
- Charcoal, graphite, and ink wash sketch on paper. The work depicts an airfield during World War I. An airplane, with French or British tail markings, is being pushed at the wings and at the tail by several men. A man on a tractor is visible just behind the plane's tail. In the background on the left are airplane hangars with planes in them.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25855
- catalog number
- 25855
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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French Engineers Clearing Wreckage of Bridge Château-Thierry
- Description
- Charcoal, gouache, and oil on paper. The work depicts a group of French engineers (in blue uniforms) clearing the wreckage of a bridge in Château-Thierry, France. A section of the bridge has entirely collapsed into the water. On the left, two American soldiers sit on an intact section of the bridge. The shell-torn buildings of the town line the far side of the water.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF.25684A
- catalog number
- 25684A
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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A Street Scene in Thiaucourt
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The focal point of this street scene is a large pile of debris in front of what appears to be a ruined church. Soldiers marching through the road.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF.25930
- catalog number
- 25930
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Tressing Nets for Artillery Emplacements
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. A group of women, some standing on benches, are making camouflage nets at the Central Camouflage Depot in Dijon, France. These nets were made of pieces of painted burlap tied to wire and were used to disguise artillery positions.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25893
- catalog number
- 25893
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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The Market Place, Fere-En-Tardenois
- Description
- Pencil, charcoal, and ink wash sketch on white paper. The sketch shows damaged buildings on the central square of Fère-en-Tardenois, France during World War I. The square is empty except for a truck, a group of soldiers carrying rifles, and a few people closer to the buildings. The buildings are pock-marked with shell damage, and many of the roofs are so damaged that the rafters are showing.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-08
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25880
- catalog number
- 25880
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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The Church at Fossoy. (On the German Line of Retreat)
- Description
- Graphite and gouache on paper mounted on heavy white card. The drawing shows a badly damaged church at Fossoy, France. There is a bare tree on the left.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07-26
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- ID Number
- AF.25671
- catalog number
- 25671
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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At Charteves
- Description
- A pencil and watercolor sketch on paper of a shell torn church at Charteves. In the center of the sketch is a church which has been destroyed by shell fire.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-08
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF.25943
- catalog number
- 25943
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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On the Edge of Belleau Wood
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-08
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF.26028
- catalog number
- 26028
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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A Repair Shop at Issoudun
- Description
- Pencil and crayon drawing on paper. The work depicts the interior of an airplane repair shop at Issoudun, France during World War I. Men are working on disassembled airplanes. A piece of an engine or airplane body is suspended in the ceiling above the overhead beams.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF.25924
- catalog number
- 25924
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Front Held by the 88th Division
- Description
- Graphite, black crayon, and sanguine crayon sketch highlighted with turquoise gouache (or conte crayon). The scene is of a road lined with houses. A dead horse in the road is surrounded by descending crows. The half-timber houses are in ruins. Turquoise clouds in the background. The sketch is done on brown wove paper and then mounted on tan card. An inscription on the lower edge of the mount reads: "Front held by the 88th Division, October, 1918./Balschwiller, Alsace."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-10
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25704B
- catalog number
- 25704B
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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The Ammonia Compressor at the Great Ice Plant, Gievres
- Description
- Charcoal drawing on paper. The focal point of the drawing is a large machine. The drawing is framed by a pipeline on the left. On the right, in the background, are a set of stairs and more equipment. The catalog card reads: "The entire plant, one of the largest in existence, was brought over and constructed by Americans."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25867
- catalog number
- 25867
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Assembling Locomotives at St. Nazaire
- Description
- A charcoal and pastel sketch on paper. This interior scene shows men working on two locomotives. Behind the two machines an open doorway shows smoke emitting from another factory.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF.25906
- catalog number
- 25906
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Mezy and Surrounding Country
- Description
- Pencil sketch on paper. This landscape depicts the village and surrounding countryside of Mezy, France during World War I. A body of water cuts through the center of the picture. A line of roughly sketched troops marches along a road outside of the village. An inscription on the drawing, below the artist's signature, reads "Battle Field of the Marne - July 15-16 - 1918 - Sector of the 38 Regiment."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07-15
- 1918-07-16
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- ID Number
- AF.26017
- catalog number
- 26017
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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In Pursuit of the Enemy
- Description
- Charcoal and crayon sketch on white paper. American troops in a shell-torn village. The soldier in center foreground has his bayonet fixed to his rifle. A deceased man and rifle lying on the ground at left. Buildings, including a damaged church spire, line the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07-24
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- ID Number
- AF.25734
- catalog number
- 25734
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Main Street, Varennes
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on white card stock. The center of the village of Varennes is destroyed. A soldier on a motorcycle and several vehicles pass along the main raid through the village.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25845
- catalog number
- 25845
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Ruins of Varennes
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash on white board. The ruined village of Varennes, France is visible on the far side of a canal bordered by a wall. The buildings are shell-torn and debris spills out in to the road running beside the river.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25860
- catalog number
- 25860
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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