Matthew Webb . - 1883

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Held by: Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates: 1883 (indexed as 1883)
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Extent: 1 document iconographique collé sur un carton.
Scope & content: Marin et capitaine, né en 1848 à Shropshire, Angleterre, un des sept fils de Matthew Webb et Sarah Cartwright; décédé le 24 juillet 1883, aux rapides Whirlpool, Niagara et inhumé au cimetière Oakwood, Niagara Falls, New York. Publié le 11 août 1883 dans le Canadian Illustrated News.
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What the image shows: A black-and-white engraved portrait of a bald, mustached middle-aged man in a dark jacket and high-collared shirt with a tie, shown head and shoulders and turned to his right against a plain, lightly shaded background. The image is a printed woodcut-style illustration on yellowed paper, with a caption below reading "THE LATE CAPT. MATTHEW WEBB, DROWNED IN THE NIAGARA RAPIDS, JULY 24TH." A handwritten note "C.I.N" appears at lower left and a stamp reading "Archives de la Ville de Montréal" at lower right.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
In the picture: Engraving Man Portrait Print Rapids Swimmer Water WaterfallTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image: THE LATE CAPT. MATTHEW WEBB, DROWNED IN THENIAGARA RAPIDS, JULY 24TH.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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