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Charcoal drawing of a shattered wooded battlefield with leaning broken trees and debris on churned ground under a pale sky.

German Machine Gun Position

A charcoal drawing of a shattered wooded landscape, with splintered and leaning tree trunks rising above scattered debris, broken planks and stones on churned ground. Soft tonal shading shows a bare, damaged clearing under a pale sky; a signature and date appear at lower right.

Artist
Morgan
Date
1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3086 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: Posición de ametralladora alemana

Dibujo al carbón de un paisaje boscoso destrozado, con troncos astillados e inclinados que se alzan sobre restos dispersos, tablas rotas y piedras en un terreno removido. El sombreado suave muestra un claro desolado y dañado bajo un cielo pálido; la firma y la fecha aparecen abajo a la derecha.

Português: Posição de metralhadora alemã

Desenho a carvão de uma paisagem arborizada destruída, com troncos lascados e inclinados erguendo-se sobre detritos espalhados, tábuas quebradas e pedras em terreno revolvido. O sombreado suave mostra uma clareira devastada sob um céu pálido; a assinatura e a data aparecem no canto inferior direito.