National Museum of American History
Warehouses Along Quays
Aylward, William James · 1919
Watercolor and charcoal on paper board. The work depicts warehouses lining the quays at the American Base Port at Marseille, France, during World War I, 1919. Dock workers load and unload cargo from trucks with cranes. Smoke billows from chimneys. A soldier in the foreground is walking along the quay at right, wearing a tan military uniform. Signed at bottom right by the artist, "W.J. Aylward, A.E.F. '19"
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