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Folk collage of a river town with ships, hills, and marching soldiers with flags, framed by a wooden fence and layered paper and straw.

WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTERS 1780. At Newburgh, on the Hudson.

A folk collage of layered colored paper, embossed and punched paper, straw, and mica depicts a river town with ships, hills, and a wooden fence framing the scene. Uniformed soldiers with flags march in the foreground, while a mounted figure and a building with a flag stand at right.

Artist
Unidentified
Date
after 1876
Medium
colored lithograph paper, embossed paper applique, punched glossy paper applique, straw, painted canvas, thread, mica, and metal
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2254 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Cuartel general de Washington 1780, en Newburgh sobre el Hudson

Un collage popular de papel de colores en capas, papel en relieve y perforado, paja y mica muestra un pueblo junto a un río con barcos, colinas y una cerca de madera. En primer plano marchan soldados uniformados con banderas, y a la derecha se ven un jinete y un edificio con bandera.

Português: Quartel-general de Washington 1780, em Newburgh no Hudson

Um colagem popular de papel colorido em camadas, papel em relevo e perfurado, palha e mica mostra uma cidade ribeirinha com navios, colinas e uma cerca de madeira. Em primeiro plano, soldados uniformizados com bandeiras marcham, e à direita aparecem um cavaleiro e um edifício com bandeira.