'Fearless Frogman'.- Clapham & Brixton Baths. Capt. Boyton will appear, and exhibit his Life Saving Apparatus in which he is to cross the Channel the previous day, handbill, a few very small marginal chips, mounted on card along with 3 others relating to Boyton, including a CdV portrait, handbill 190 x 126mm., Phillips Bros., 1st June, 1875.
⁂ Boyton, known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer best known for his water stunts, including crossing the English Channel in a rubber suit that functioned similarly to a kayak. He was a rival to Capt. Matthew Webb, who was the first person to swim the Channel without any artificial aids.
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