Inhabitants of the Gutach Valley in the Black Forest

Residents of the village Gutach in the Black Forest, Wolfach office around 1900.
Inhabitants of the Gutach valley in the Black Forest in traditional costume around 1900

Residents of the village Gutach in the Black Forest, Wolfach office around 1900.

County Baden-Württemberg Germany. This area around the Gutacher Tal was known as the home of the Bollen hat and had a decisive influence on the Black Forest costume.

Source: Living folk costumes of Baden 1896. Dedication copy of the folk costume association Freiburg for Grand Duchess Luise von Baden.