July 11, 2010
(Newsclip from an adventure magazine ~ 1900) This striking photograph shows a unique accident which happened recently at Marcus Hook, on the Delaware River. The French barque Alice and Isabelle was lying at the Standard Oil Company’s pier, after her cargo had been unloaded, when suddenly, after a few preliminary shakes to warn the crew, [...]
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June 19, 2010
News magazine 1895: “The Tchankats are shepherds of Landes, in France, a race who passed their lives on stilts, crossing rivers and forests full of venomous snakes without danger. They have now almost died out, and Sylvain Dornon, whose portrait we give, is one of the last of the tribe. He made himself notorious by [...]
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