Captain Matthew Webb, the Celebrated Swimmer (Drowned...[in] the whirlpool rapids...1883. Creator: Unknown)

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Framed Print of Captain Matthew Webb, the Celebrated Swimmer (Drowned...[in] the whirlpool rapids...1883. Creator: Unknown)

Captain Matthew Webb, the Celebrated Swimmer (Drowned on Tuesday last in his attempt to swim the whirlpool rapids below Niagara Falls, 1883....incredible as it may appear, the Railway Companies had the inhumanity to combine to offer [the bravest and greatest of swimmers] ten thousand dollars for risking his life...[Webb] well knew the dangers...:"The current, they say, is thirty-nine miles an hour, and the river is ninety-five feet deep...I want to avoid the sides, and yet I dare not go into the middle, for there lies the vortex, and that means death...The only clothing I shall wear will be the silk trunks I had on when I swam the English Channel...It may take me two or three hours to get out of the whirlpool, which is about a quarter of a mile long"...Captain Webb, with the quiet resolution which was his strongest characteristic, plunged into the perilous rapids...but "while diving through the wave he reached the whirlpool, and was drowned."...Had the Government been wise enough to appoint this gallant Channel swimmer to some useful berth (say, as Swimming-Master in the Navy), it is unlikely we should have to deplore his early death in a foolhardy enterprise, the encouragement of which by the railway magnates was most discreditable'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images

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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))

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