Art Resource - AR915941

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Louis Bl?riot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909.

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Louis Bl?riot on the pier at Dover after his flight across the English Channel, 25 July 1909.

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Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875.

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Captain Webb (1848-1883) set off from Dover on 24 August 1875, arriving in Calais 21 3/4 hours later. He is seen here being handed sustenance from his support boat. Webb was killed trying to swim under Niagara Falls in 1883.

Unique Identifier AR915941

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3800px × 2831px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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