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Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver, [headline]

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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Print Collection portrait file

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Paul Boyton, 1848-1924

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Title
Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver, [headline]
Additional title: An accurate portrait of Captain Boyton, taken from life ; As he appears in his patent swimming costume before entering the water ; The florarial champion as he appeared crossing the straits of Dover in his life-saving apparatus
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Print Collection portrait file

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Paul Boyton, 1848-1924

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1875 (Approximate)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Boyton, Paul, 1848-1924
Long distance swimming
Swimmers
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
TMS ID: 280771
TMS Object Number: Portraits (Paul Boyton)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 02ff0780-c53b-012f-aae0-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1875: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-c914-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-c914-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1875). Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-c914-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-c914-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver, (1875) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 6, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Captain Paul Boyton, the famous life-saver