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Charcoal drawing of helmeted soldiers with rifles advancing through a smoky trench, with bright bursts of shellfire behind them.

Verdun Offensive, American Troops Following Barrage

Charcoal drawing on paper shows helmeted soldiers with rifles and fixed bayonets pressing forward through a trench, their figures crowded diagonally across the sheet. Dense smoke and bright bursts fill the background above shattered posts and sandbag-lined earth, with faces shadowed and indistinct.

Artist
Harding
Date
ca. 1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3016 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1923).
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: Ofensiva de Verdún, tropas estadounidenses tras la barrera de fuego

Dibujo al carbón sobre papel muestra soldados con casco, fusiles y bayonetas fijas avanzando por una trinchera, con sus figuras dispuestas en diagonal sobre la hoja. Humo denso y destellos brillantes llenan el fondo sobre postes destrozados y tierra reforzada con sacos de arena, con rostros en sombra e imprecisos.

Português: Ofensiva de Verdun, tropas americanas seguindo a barragem

Desenho a carvão sobre papel mostra soldados com capacete, fuzis e baionetas fixas avançando por uma trincheira, com as figuras dispostas em diagonal pela folha. Fumaça densa e clarões intensos preenchem o fundo acima de postes destruídos e terra reforçada com sacos de areia, com rostos em sombra e pouco definidos.