This is a photograph of a historical military discharge document. The document certifies the discharge of a soldier who served in the United States Army during the American Revolutionary War. It is signed by George Washington, who was the General and Commander in Chief at the time. The document is aged, displayed with visible creases, and contains official stamps and signatures.

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Certificate (army discharge)

John Koehl (American, active c. 1935)

1935/1942

Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper
Classification: Index of American Design
Dimensions: overall: 40.8 x 54.4 cm (16 1/16 x 21 7/16 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" high; 8 3/4" wide
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Index of American Design
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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