Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
The carpenter of Hesdin
McBey, James, 1883-1959 · 1917
A French carpenter in his workshop is making wooden crosses for the graves of French soldiers. With left elbow raised, he is holding a cross against a band-saw. It is a winter's day, and the old man wears thick woolen gloves. His two grandchildren are seen against a window to the right.
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