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Le Depart pour la Montagne – Classic Swiss Alpine Scene, Antique Engraving

November 29, 2015April 14, 2018 WCL 2949 Viewsalpine, desalpe, Gruyeres, landscape, poya, swiss, switzerland

Swiss Pastoral Scene – Cowherd departs to the Alps Leaving for the Mountains Classic poignant Swiss scene in which the

19th Century Antique Prints Costume Swiss Swiss Costumes

Costumes of Gruyere – Armaillis – Alpine Cowboys

July 15, 2015November 30, 2015 WCL 4804 ViewsCostume, Gruyeres, switzerland, Tracht, Trachtenmode, traditional, Traditional Costume

This amusing chromolithographic photo shows three Swiss cowhands, known in the French speaking regions as “Les Armaillis” and in the German Alpine regions as “Senn.”