Postcard, depicts bust of Matthew Webb, first man to do a cross channel swim in 1875
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Postcard
Date Used
Circa 1908-1920
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Unused postcard, features a black and white photograph of a bust of a male wearing three medals. A handwritten inscription below the image reads, "A BUST OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW WEBB / OF CHANNEL FAME". Inscriptions on the reverse note that Captain Webb was the first to swim the English Channel, in 1875.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 137 W: 85 D: 1mm (H: 5 3/8 W: 3 3/8 D: 1/16")
Date Used
Circa 1908-1920
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.1304.195
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Ian Beaurepaire
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