The House with a Shell Hole
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: associated person
content: Smith, J. Andre
label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white pencil sketch on white paper, mounted to thick paper. Sketch shows the damage of one shell to a townhouse. The entire front wall of the house is missing, and the debris and rubble on the three floors is visible to the outside world. More debris is scattered in the front yard. Two other, virtually undamaged houses surround what was once a home.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced
content: France: Grand Est, Badonviller
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.26046
label: catalog number
content: 26046
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (sketch production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (sketch material)
label: Physical Description
content: card stock (mat material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 15 in; 38.1 cm x 38.1 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch: 11 3/4 in x 13 1/4 in; 29.845 cm x 33.655 cm