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The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post

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The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post

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Title
The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Stilts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Topics
Stilts
Knitting -- France -- Arcachon
Men -- Clothing & dress -- France -- Arcachon
Shepherds -- France -- Arcachon
Stilt racing -- France -- Arcachon
Tchankats
Dornon, Sylvain
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The Tchankats are shepherds of Landes, in France, a race who passed their lives on stilts, crossing forests and rivers 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 walking from his native village to Paris on his stilts and even ascending the Eifel Tower on those wooden supports." Includes additional text. Written on border: "v.2, 1893".
Source note: The picture magazine. (London : George Newnes Ltd., 1893-1896).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17960472
Barcode: 33333159489026
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 469e8b00-c564-012f-a902-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3903-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3903-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1893). The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3903-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3903-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post, (1893) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 24, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The last of the Tchankats-Sylvain Dornon knitting on his stilts ; A stilt race at Arcachon-going to the starting post