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Painting of a dark-hulled ship with several funnels at night, lit by orange lights of small boats alongside it on blue water.

Coaling a Transport at Night

A large dark-hulled troopship with multiple funnels and rigging sits on calm blue water at dusk, its side lit by orange glow from coaling lighters and boats alongside. Thick, loose brushstrokes build a moody night sky above a painted paper sheet with a wide cream margin.

Artist
Aylward
Date
ca. 1919
Medium
painted (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3009 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1924).
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

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