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Allan Collection

Background imageAllan Collection: Edgar Allan Poe (Cole)

Edgar Allan Poe (Cole)
EDGAR ALLAN POE American writer

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before... Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: Edinburgh Hibernian FC football team c 1922-1923

Edinburgh Hibernian FC football team c 1922-1923
Edinburgh Hiberian FC football team c 1922-1923. Back row: Allan, Shaw, Harper, Strang, Miller, Dorman. Middle row: Ritchie, Paterson, Bryce, Templeton, Young, Duncan, McGinnigle. Rhodes

Background imageAllan Collection: Virginia Poe

Virginia Poe
VIRGINIA POE wife of Edgar Allan Poe, died of tuberculosis at age 23, thus hastening her husbands insanity

Background imageAllan Collection: Henderson Street West, Bridge of Allan, Scotland

Henderson Street West, Bridge of Allan, Scotland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Line to Canada poster

Allan Line to Canada poster
Poster advertising the Royal Mail Allan Line passenger service to and from Canada. Passage can be booked through Sercombe and Hayes, emigration and passenger agents based in Dorchester

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Line to Canada poster

Allan Line to Canada poster
Poster advertising the weekly express service to and from Canada with the Allan Line Company. The ships also appear to deliver Royal Mail aswell

Background imageAllan Collection: POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)

POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American writer. Historias Extraordinarias (Extraordinary Tales). Spanish edition

Background imageAllan Collection: Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. G

Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand. Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862. Date 1862 October 3

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Robertson and Tom Morris playing golf

Allan Robertson and Tom Morris playing golf. 1889

Background imageAllan Collection: The Bridge - Bridge of Allan, Scotland

The Bridge - Bridge of Allan, Scotland
The Bridge - Bridge of Allan - a town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling

Background imageAllan Collection: London Life front cover 1966 - This Swinging City

London Life front cover 1966 - This Swinging City
Front cover of London Life magazine, the short-lived but impossibly hip magazine that encapsulated swinging sixties London. Cover heralds a feature inside on the swinging capital by Allan Sherman

Background imageAllan Collection: ALLAN KARDEC

ALLAN KARDEC
Allan Kardec - real name Hyppolyte Leon Denizard Rivail French medium and occult theorist, father of modern spiritism

Background imageAllan Collection: Louie Bellson and Buddy Rich at the International Drummers Association meeting

Louie Bellson and Buddy Rich at the International Drummers Association meeting at the Horseshoe pub, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1 November 1978

Background imageAllan Collection: The Field of Prestonpans

The Field of Prestonpans. Coloured lithograph by Mouilleron after Sir William Allan, printed by Lemercier, published by E Gambert and Company, 25 Berners Street, London, 1 Sep 1852

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Sorrow for the lost Lenore. Engraving by Gustave Dore

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Sorrow for the lost Lenore. Engraving by Gustave Dore
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Sorrow for the lost Lenore. Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: POE: THE BLACK CAT, 1894. Lithograph by Aubrey Beardsley for Edgar Allan Poes story

POE: THE BLACK CAT, 1894. Lithograph by Aubrey Beardsley for Edgar Allan Poes story, The Black Cat, published 1894

Background imageAllan Collection: The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879

Background imageAllan Collection: Mary Queen of Scots Compelled To Sign Her Abdication in Lochleven Castle

Mary Queen of Scots Compelled To Sign Her Abdication in Lochleven Castle, 1567, (1878). After Sir William Allan (1782-1850)

Background imageAllan Collection: Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singer

Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singer
Cartoon, Signor Foli (Allan James Foley, 1837-1899), Irish bass opera singer -- He has studied Bradshaw (probably a reference to his travels and tours). 1884

Background imageAllan Collection: The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
Promotional postcard for The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, on 14th February 1895. For the St. James revival, 25th November 1909

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. R. E. N. Salute

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. R. E. N. Salute
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a British Royal Navy admiral taking a salute from a servicewomen of the Women's Royal Naval Service

Background imageAllan Collection: Edgar Allan Poe / Eleonora

Edgar Allan Poe / Eleonora
ELEONORA Eleonora & her cousin in the Valley of the Many Coloured Grass. Date: First published: 1850

Background imageAllan Collection: Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland

Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
A street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)

Background imageAllan Collection: Maud Allan Salome

Maud Allan Salome
Maud Allan dancing during a performance at the Varietes, Paris

Background imageAllan Collection: Play / Wilde / Salome

Play / Wilde / Salome
The dancers reward: the head on a platter. Maud Allan holds the head of Johannen. Date: 1907

Background imageAllan Collection: Banff Bridge in 1901. Creator: Unknown

Banff Bridge in 1901. Creator: Unknown
Banff Bridge in 1901. Harvest scene near Banff in Scotland. Print after a painting by Robert Weir Allan

Background imageAllan Collection: Rosehearty, c1909. Artist: Robert Weir Allan

Rosehearty, c1909. Artist: Robert Weir Allan
Rosehearty, c1909. From The Studio Volume 46. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909]

Background imageAllan Collection: Maud Allan entertains French Sailors at the Palace Theatre

Maud Allan entertains French Sailors at the Palace Theatre
The dancer Maud Allan entertaining French bluejackets at the Palace Theatre during the visit of President Fallieres to London in May 1908. 1908

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Line Timetable

Allan Line Timetable
Schedule of Atlantic crossings by the Allan Line

Background imageAllan Collection: War Memorial plaque to Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy VC

War Memorial plaque to Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy VC, DSO, MC at High Bentham in North Yorkshire War memorial plaque and war stone flag to the Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy at High Bentham

Background imageAllan Collection: Maud Allan (1873 - 1956), dancer and choreographer

Maud Allan (1873 - 1956), dancer and choreographer. Playing Salome in The Vision of Salome

Background imageAllan Collection: Trial of a model of a new submarine torpedo-vessel and blockade runner by Mr

Trial of a model of a new submarine torpedo-vessel and blockade runner by Mr. Seymour Allan at St. George's Swimming Bath, Buckingham Palace Road, London. Date: 1896

Background imageAllan Collection: Trial of model of new submarine 1896

Trial of model of new submarine 1896
Trial of a model of a new submarine torpedo-vessel and blockade runner by Mr. Seymour Allan at St. George's Swimming Bath, Buckingham Palace Road, London. Date: 1896

Background imageAllan Collection: Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Tamerlane by Edgar Allan Poe

Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Tamerlane by Edgar Allan Poe. Tamerlane and his young love. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Illustration by Edmund Dulac to Tamerlane

Illustration by Edmund Dulac to Tamerlane, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Tamerlane on horseback leading his army. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Fairy-land by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Fairy-land by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Fairy-land by Edgar Allan Poe. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe. An eidolon named Night on a black throne reigns upright. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe. Ambiguous figure of the archangel Israfel. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: To - - by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

To - - by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to To - - [Mrs Marie Louise Shew], a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: The Valley of Unrest by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

The Valley of Unrest by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem The Valley of Unrest, by Edgar Allan Poe. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allan Poe. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe. Helen was Mrs Stannard (or Stanard), whose death also inspired another poem, Lenore. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Al Aaraaf by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Al Aaraaf by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Al Aaraaf by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: To the River by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

To the River by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to To The River, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Date: 1912

Background imageAllan Collection: Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to Eldorado, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: All is Vanity - optical illusion - woman at dressing table

All is Vanity - optical illusion - woman at dressing table
All is Vanity (1892) - a memento mori or vanitas trompe l'oeil optical illusion drawing of a woman at her dressing table, doubling as a human skull. Date: 1892

Background imageAllan Collection: Traditional Ballad

Traditional Ballad
On the Banks of Allan Water'. An artistic scene from the ballad. Artist: Savile Lumley Date: 1903

Background imageAllan Collection: The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown

The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Opened in 1816, with key elements designed by Charles Moore and Joseph Maiden, built under the supervision of Allan and Richard Cunningham

Background imageAllan Collection: Three exhibition dancing teams in the public eye

Three exhibition dancing teams in the public eye

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Donald - South African cricketer

Allan Donald - South African cricketer Date: 1980s - 1990s

Background imageAllan Collection: Maud Allan, The Vision of Salome, Palace Theatre, London

Maud Allan, The Vision of Salome, Palace Theatre, London
Maud Allan in The Vision of Salome, Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. 1908

Background imageAllan Collection: The Battle of Modder River - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Crossing the Drift

The Battle of Modder River - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Crossing the Drift, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Background imageAllan Collection: WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens

WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens
WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Erected by Scottish Americans in memory of Scottish soldiers who fell in the Great War

Background imageAllan Collection: Bridge of Allan, Scotland - Victorian period

Bridge of Allan, Scotland - Victorian period

Background imageAllan Collection: Bridge of Allan, Scotland

Bridge of Allan, Scotland

Background imageAllan Collection: RMS Victorian, Allan Shipping Line

RMS Victorian, Allan Shipping Line

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. V. S. Restaurant

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. V. S. Restaurant
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a a family walking into a Women's Voluntary Service run restaurant. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Bus Conductress

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Bus Conductress
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a cheery and comforting wartime bus conductress welcoming her passenger. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Post Girl

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Post Girl
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image portrays a happy postwoman delivering mail. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Porteress

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Porteress
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a railway porteress waving to the happy troops in the carriage. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Careless Talk

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Careless Talk
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. Hush Hush! Said the typist, I work on a secret Government task. Unseen and unheard these office girls show by keeping it dark

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, M. T. C

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, M. T. C
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a despatch rider of the Mechanised Transport Corps. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Ambulance Girls

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Ambulance Girls
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows two happy wartime ambulance drivers. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, The Land Girl

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, The Land Girl
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a smiling land girl trailing her plough horses. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, N. A. A. F. I

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, N. A. A. F. I
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a Naffy, a woman who works at a canteen aimed to provide food for armed forces servicemen. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Munitions

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Munitions
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a smiling munitions girl handling a large shell in the factory. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. A. A. F

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. A. A. F
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a Women's Auxiliary Air Force servicewoman knelt beside a R.A.F. pilot. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, A. T. S. Exercise

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, A. T. S. Exercise
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image depicts a group of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls following a physical exercise routine. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today

WW2 - The Girls Of Today
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's book, The Girls Of Today, written and illustrated by Allan Burrows. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAllan Collection: V - The Symbol of Victory - poem of Victory by Allan Junior

V - The Symbol of Victory - poem of Victory by Allan Junior
V - The Symbol of Victory and poem of Victory by Allan Junior. Date: 1945

Background imageAllan Collection: Sir Henry Irving, actor, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood

Sir Henry Irving, actor, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood
Sir Henry Irving, actor manager, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood, a play by Herman Merivale, based on the story of the Bride of Lammermoor - he played the lead role of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood

Background imageAllan Collection: John Seymour Lucas, artist, portrait by John Singer Sargent

John Seymour Lucas, artist, portrait by John Singer Sargent Date: 1905

Background imageAllan Collection: John Seymour Lucas, artist, in suit of armour

John Seymour Lucas, artist, in suit of armour
John Seymour Lucas (1849-1923), artist, in one of his suits of armour Date: late 19th century

Background imageAllan Collection: Julius Harrison

Julius Harrison
A portrait drawing of English composer and conductor, Julius Allan Greenway Harrison, 1885-1963

Background imageAllan Collection: In Memoriam postcard - King George V

In Memoriam postcard - King George V (1865-1936) - accompanied by a poem by Allan Junior Date: 1936

Background imageAllan Collection: Maud Allan in dance poses on the beach, outdoor photographs

Maud Allan in dance poses on the beach, outdoor photographs
Maud Allan, dancer (1873-1956), in dance poses on the beach, outdoor artistic photographs. Captioned The Page Patrol: A new Sand Dance'. Date: 1911

Background imageAllan Collection: Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan
English actress Elizabeth Allan (1910-1990), near the beginning of her film career. She went on to make many movies, and was later a frequent panellist on television game shows. Date: circa 1932

Background imageAllan Collection: Countess of Cavan

Countess of Cavan
A portrait oil painting of Elizabeth Davies, the Countess of Cavan, second wife of Richard Lambart, sixth Earl of Cavan, coheiress and daughter of Navy Commissioner, William Davies. Date: circa 1922

Background imageAllan Collection: William Freshman and Marguerite Allan in Widecombe Fair

William Freshman and Marguerite Allan in Widecombe Fair
William Freshman and Marguerite Allan in British International Pictures film, Widecombe Fair Date: 1929

Background imageAllan Collection: Launch of Allan Liner steamship, Victorian

Launch of Allan Liner steamship, Victorian, showing triple screws, A New Wonder of the World Date: 1906

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Liner steamship, Victorian

Allan Liner steamship, Victorian, A New Wonder of the World Date: 1906

Background imageAllan Collection: A White Man - play at The Lyric Theatre, London

A White Man - play at The Lyric Theatre, London, featuring (from left) Mr A G Poulton as Sir John Applegate, Mr Charles Allan as Malcolm Petrie, Miss Nora Lancaster as Countess of Kerhill



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Allan: A Name Woven into History and Art" From the haunting tales of Edgar Allan Poe to the triumphs of Edinburgh Hibernian FC, the name Allan has left its mark across various realms. Nestled in Henderson Street West, Bridge of Allan, Scotland, this picturesque town resonates with a rich heritage. Embarking on an adventure across the Atlantic? The iconic Allan Line to Canada poster beckons you towards new horizons. Just as Virginia Poe captivated her husband's heart, Edgar Allan Poe's literary genius continues to captivate readers even today. In times of conflict and courage, Antietam witnessed the meeting of minds - Maj. G alongside President Lincoln and renowned detective Allan Pinkerton. Meanwhile, artist Robert Weir Allan immortalized Rosehearty's beauty in his captivating artwork from c1909. The swinging city life came alive on London Life's front cover in 1966 - a testament to how vibrant and dynamic "Allan" can be. And let us not forget The Field of Prestonpans where history unfolded with each step taken by brave souls who fought for their beliefs. As waves crashed against the deck of SS Gallia in 1879, passengers bearing the name "Allan" embarked on journeys filled with hope and anticipation. Through literature, sports teams' victories or scenic landscapes captured by artists' brushes; "Allan" remains etched within our collective memory – a symbol that connects diverse aspects of human experience throughout time.

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