Sujet

Bishop who ate his boots, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Bishop who ate his boots, between c1900 and c1930. Canadian cleric Isaac Stringer was known during his life as "The Bishop Who Ate His Boots" as a result of an incident during a tour of his diocese in 1909. Running low on provisions, he found that the seal skin of his boots was sufficient as emergency sustenance.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A05_145

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,4Mo (1,0Mo) / 29,7cm x 39,2cm / 3505 x 4627 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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