American Troops Marching Through the Place De La Concorde, Paris, France

War Department · 1918

Charcoal sketch on white board of American troops marching through the Place De La Concorde in Paris, France on July 14, 1918. Sketch is an overhead view of a large square in Paris filled with people and soldiers, some of whom are on horseback. On the right is a column of troops marching with rifles. The American flag can be seen flying on the building that frames the right of the sketch. One of troops in the column also holds an American flag. The left of the sketch is also framed by a building or column, which has a circular crest that reads "RF," for Republic of France, and is surrounded by flags. A line of trees borders the square in the background. Behind the trees are buildings.