Images Dated 24th February 2021

Krakatoa volanic eruption, 1883

Cover of The Illustrated London News, 8th September 1883 with three pictures about the volcanic eruption of the island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait which began on the afternoon of Sunday, 26 August 1883 and peaked on the late morning of Monday, 27 August 1883, when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Giovanni Segantini

Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899). An Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century

© Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection

1858 1899, 1890, 19th, Alps, Artists, Century, Circa, Europe, Famous, Giovanni, Illustration, Italian, Landscapes, Large, Late, Painter, Pastoral, Segantini, Unattributed

Cadwallader Washburn

Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882). An American businessman, politician and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills. He was a US Congressman and governor of Wisconsin and served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War

© Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection

1818 1882, 1875, American, Army, Businessman, Cadwallader, Circa, Civil, Colden, Congressman, Founded, General, Governor, Illustration, Mill, Mills, Politician, Served, Soldier, Unattributed, Union, War, Washburn, Who, Wisconsin