carte de visite of cpt. Webb first man to swim the channel ironbar earnt his monika after

ironbar earnt his monika after encouraging the english traders to bargain with iron bars which inturn could be used as tools for decorating brass products such as trays

the Leach Pottery

wood sat for several portraits by arthur david mccormick which were used in players navy cut artwork and advertising

Disderi and were hugely popular in the 1860s and often collected in Victorian portrait albums

when it was appointed as the Royal Mail packet station

carte de visite of cpt. Webb first man to swim the channel ironbar earnt his monika aftera victorian carte de visite of captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel. Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 24 July 1883) was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman. He is the first recorded person to swim the English channel for sport without the use of artificial aids. on the 25th of august 1875, Webb swam from dover to calais in less than 22 hours. This made him one of the great victorian celebrities of the time, leading