American Locomotive Shop at Nevers
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- A mixed media sketch on paper of locomotive shop at Nevers, France during World War I. A large building composed of arched segments frames the right side of this drawing. In the foreground, soldiers (most likely French and American) are pushing a cart near a track switch. The scene is crowded with items typical of a rail yard: a locomotive, a construction crane, and lots of railroad track.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-08
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25951
- catalog number
- 25951
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 12 7/16 in x 15 5/16 in; 31.59125 cm x 38.89375 cm
- sketch without frame: 9 1/4 in x 11 5/8 in; 23.495 cm x 29.5275 cm
- depicted
- France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Nevers
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Railroads
- Locomotives
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445462
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-77c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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