American Troops Marching Through the Place De La Concorde, Paris, France
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
label: referenced; depicted
content: 1918-07-14
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: associated person
content: Morgan, Wallace
label: artist
content: Morgan, Wallace
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal sketch on white board of American troops marching through the Place De La Concorde in Paris, France on July 14, 1918. Sketch is an overhead view of a large square in Paris filled with people and soldiers, some of whom are on horseback. On the right is a column of troops marching with rifles. The American flag can be seen flying on the building that frames the right of the sketch. One of troops in the column also holds an American flag. The left of the sketch is also framed by a building or column, which has a circular crest that reads "RF," for Republic of France, and is surrounded by flags. A line of trees borders the square in the background. Behind the trees are buildings.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: depicted
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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: 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.25760
label: catalog number
content: 25760
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: board (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 15/16 in x 20 in; 40.48125 cm x 50.8 cm