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Drawing of a shelled village street with ruined stone houses, rubble, a cart, and small figures clearing debris under a pale sky.

Clearing Out the Road through Mont St. Père

A gouache and charcoal drawing shows a village street after shelling, with roofless stone houses, a collapsed roof frame, and heaps of rubble and debris. A horse-drawn cart and a few small figures work among the wreckage under a pale sky, with green hills behind.

Artist
Aylward
Date
1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) gouache (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2904 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1918).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Despejando el camino por Mont St. Père, 1918

Un dibujo en gouache y carboncillo muestra una calle de pueblo tras los bombardeos, con casas de piedra sin techo, una estructura de tejado caída y montones de escombros. Una carreta tirada por caballos y pequeñas figuras trabajan entre los restos bajo un cielo pálido, con colinas verdes al fondo.

Português: Limpando a estrada por Mont St. Père, 1918

Um desenho em guache e carvão mostra uma rua de vila após bombardeios, com casas de pedra sem telhado, uma estrutura de telhado desabada e montes de entulho. Uma carroça puxada por cavalos e pequenas figuras trabalham entre os destroços sob um céu pálido, com colinas verdes ao fundo.