2-706-051 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships, bridges and other tall structures. This poster promotes his leap from Southwark Bridge in London into the River Thames, in 1840. From "The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]