Amateur photographer Gustav Horlin, a native of Stockholm, was affiliated with the Boston Camera Club when this photograph was taken. It was during this time he went back to his native country to photograph, with this pictorial landscape being one result. In 1902, the artist had been living in Chicago, at 5127 Wentworth Ave., the recipient of the fifth place prize of an Ideal Jr. Photo Optical Outfit- part of a contest sponsored by the optical company Burke & James. These details about the artist were published in The Professional and Amateur Photographer for the November issue.

The following review of Gustav Horlin’s work appeared in the August, 1920 issue of the Photo-Era:

G. Horlin’s Success in Sweden

MANY photographic workers in this country- especially in Chicago, where Mr. Horlin was engaged in business for a number of years- remember him and his artistic camera-work with much pleasure. During his long sojourn in America. Mr. Horlin produced many admirable pictorial results, a number of which have graced the pages of PHOTO-ERA.

Since his return to his native city of Stockholm, a number of years ago, Mr. Horlin has been actively devoted to his hobby, producing several series of views typical of Sweden. Many of these pictures, owing to their superior merit, were purchased by the National Geographic Magazine, of Washington, D.C.

In a private letter to the Editor, Mr. Horlin states that some of his landscape-work appealed so heartily to a prominent Swedish railway-official, that the latter presented him with a pass that enables him to travel wherever and whenever he pleases on the Government railways a privilege which, in these days of enforced economy, represents quite a feat!

Mr. Horlin contemplates a trip to the northern part of Sweden, for the purpose of photographing the big rivers and waterfalls of that section. It may be that, at some time in the not far-distant future, we may favor our readers with some of his photographs of these unfamiliar subjects.  (pp. 100-01)