Mary Evans Picture Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

Born #otd 1809, in Somersby, Lincolnshire, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign. Caricature by an unnamed artist in 'The Hornet' 6 November 1872 @Mary_Evans

From our archives #otd 1930 'How Doth The Little Busy B?' A gorgeous colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a bear jumping in the air after being stung by a bumble bee. Ouch! The Sketch. 30th July 1930. ©Estate of Lawson Wood/ILN @Mary_Evans #bear #bees #sting #ouch

#otd 1938, 35 million gas masks were issued to Britain's civilian population in anticipation of World War II. Even our canine friends and babies were catered for, as seen here in these images from Robert Hunt collection @Mary_Evans #gas #masks #protection #WW2 #wartime

Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer and dancer, known for her stage appearances, particularly with Noel Coward, born #onthisday in 1898

Born #OTD in 1807 Italian general, politician and nationalist, Giuseppe Garibaldi, named after the biscuit.

Born #OTD in 1703, John Wesley, who founded the Methodist movement with just four members of the 'holy club' in Oxford, growing it to 132,000 members in Britain & America by the time of his death. It's estimated he rode 250,000 miles on his horse to spread the Methodist gospel.

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed #onthisday in 1898 when naturalised American seaman Joshua Slocum returns to Newport, Rhode Island in the 'Spray', having set out from Boston on 24th April 1895 #adventurer

#otd 1876, The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of US forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876. Image: C M Russell in Scribner's Magazine, February 1905

#OTD in 1854, during the Crimean War, Charles Davis Lucas becomes the 1st person to win the #VictoriaCross when he removes a burning shell from HMS Hecla during bombardment of Russian fortress, Bomarsund on the Baltic coast #VC #CrimeanWar #history

It's #ChickenTuesday apparently, so here's one of our lovely feathered friends proudly 'Doing her bit!' by producing more shells for the war effort in World War One. Credit© The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library #chicken #chickentuesday #cluck #eggs #WW1