The Female Blondin, 1861 [ILN Picture Library]
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THE FEMALE BLONDIN, who is engaged for Six Great Fetes, will cross THE THAMES at Five p.m. traversing the whole width of the river on a rope stretched across from CREMORNE to WANDSWORTH at an elevation of 100 feet and a span of 2000 feet, being 800 feet wider than the span of the Niagara river at the Falls.
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