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Schwyz Collection

Background imageSchwyz Collection: William Tell is arrested in Altdorf, Switzerland

William Tell is arrested in Altdorf, Switzerland
Swiss hero William Tell, with his son and holding a crossbow, is arrested in Altdorf for not saluting Albrecht Gesslers hat mounted on a pole. Guglielmo Tel

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - Gersau is a municipality

Vintage 19th century photograph - Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, sitting on the shores of Lake Lucerne

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Costumes of the inhabitants of Schwyz, Switzerland

Costumes of the inhabitants of Schwyz, Switzerland, 18th century. The bride in the center wears a bonnet decorated with flowers, earrings and necklace. Abitanti di Schwitz

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Two country maids in Bern, Switzerland, 18th century

Two country maids in Bern, Switzerland, 18th century
Two country peasants working as maids in Bern, Switzerland, 18th century, wearing fashionable variants of their ancient costume. One wears a butterfly wing cap. Abito dei Bernesi

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Young girl of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

Young girl of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
Young single girl of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a hat with ribbons, plaited hair tied with long ribbons, laced bodice, chemise, embroidered bib

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Switzerland - summit of Vrenelisgartli - Glarnisch massif

Switzerland - summit of Vrenelisgartli - Glarnisch massif
Mountaineers at the summit of Vrenelisgartli - one of the peaks of the Glarnisch mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the Linth in the Swiss canton of Glarus, Switzerland

Background imageSchwyz Collection: View of Schwyz, central Switzerland

View of Schwyz, central Switzerland
View of Schwyz, in the canton of the same name, central Switzerland

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Switzerland - Kussnacht am Rigi - Dorfstrasse

Switzerland - Kussnacht am Rigi - Dorfstrasse
Switzerland - Kussnacht am Rigi (canton of Schwyz) - Dorfstrasse. Situated at the north shore of Lake Lucerne and at the south shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi. Date: early 1906

Background imageSchwyz Collection: Stussi at Zurich

Stussi at Zurich
Rudolf Stossi, burgomaster of Zurich, has expansionist aims for his city, but his plan to seize the neighboring canton of Schwyz lead to Switzerlands first civil war


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