A Pontoon Bridge at Chateau Thierry
date: label: date made
content: 1918-08-02
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Mixed media sketch on paper of a pontoon bridge at Chateau Thierry. Six pontoon boats comprise a bride over the Marne River. Chateau Thierry was the site of the Battle of Chateau Thierry in 1918. American soldiers were concentrated in this area and fought a counteroffensive against the German army.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: depicted
content: France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
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content: Military
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content: World War I Art
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content: Art
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content: Combat Art
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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.25941
label: catalog number
content: 25941
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: color painting material (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: sketch with frame: 11 7/16 in x 15 3/16 in; 29.05125 cm x 38.57625 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch without frame: 8 in x 11 7/8 in; 20.32 cm x 30.1625 cm