Captain Webb
Captain Matthew Webb (1848 - 1883), who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel. Met his end attempting to swim the rapids at Niagara Falls
Picture No
14112857
Media ID
47838607
Size
4088px x 5615px
(5.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by H. N. King in The Variety Theatre', 1 September 1905, page 28
