Railhead at Menil-La-Tour
date: label: date made
content: 1918-06
name: label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Mixed media on paper. Bales of hay and a large white tent crowd the background of the sketch depicting World War I supply lines. Men and American soldiers working at the the rail terminal load hay onto trains which will be sent to feed the animals used in the Allied war effort. In the foreground, men push a rail car while smoke billows in the distance.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Railroads
label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.26037
label: catalog number
content: 26037
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
label: Other Terms
content: Sketch; Pastel
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (mat board material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: gouache (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 5/8 in x 15 3/4 in; 32.0675 cm x 40.005 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch: 7 3/4 in x 12 in; 19.685 cm x 30.48 cm