Bringing History To Life on Instagram: "Winston Churchill, c.1900 This early portrait captures Winston Churchill around 1900, at the dawn of his remarkable political and literary career. Still in his mid-20s, Churchill had already served as a war correspondent and soldier in Cuba, India, Sudan, and South Africa. By the time this photograph was taken, he had entered Parliament as a Member for Oldham and was quickly establishing his reputation as a brilliant, ambitious, and sometimes controversial