1938 Wood Engraving Dalarna Leksand Sweden Sverige Church Cemetery Cross XGG1 XGDA3 IT3C27 zz1002

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Dyer on antique clocks and their history

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He exhibited work at many London galleries before serving in the Dardanelles and Egypt in the Navy during World War I

to renew their magazine subscriptions for the upcoming year of 1927

1938 Wood Engraving Dalarna Leksand Sweden Sverige Church Cemetery Cross XGG1 XGDA3 IT3C27 zz1002This is an original 1938 black and white wood engraving of women wearing traditional costumes in Leksand, Dalarna County, Sweden (Sverige). The women are seen carrying wildflowers in a cemetery. Thornton Oakley (1881 1953) was an American illustrator known for his work with "Century," "Harper's Monthly," and "National Geographic." Oakley collaborated with his wife, Amy, while creating a series of travel books. Amy wrote the text, and Thornton