Allan Collection

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

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

Edgar Allan Poe (Cole)
EDGAR ALLAN POE American writer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year

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

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

Allan Robertson and Tom Morris playing golf. 1889

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. The town lies on the Allan Water, a northern tributary of the River Forth

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Banff Bridge in 1901. Creator: Unknown
Banff Bridge in 1901. Harvest scene near Banff in Scotland. Print after a painting by Robert Weir Allan. From English water-colour with reproductions of drawings by eminent painters

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

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

Allan Line Timetable
Schedule of Atlantic crossings by the Allan Line

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

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

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

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

Bridge of Allan, Scotland - Victorian period

Bridge of Allan, Scotland

RMS Victorian, Allan Shipping Line

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. Miss Purl and Plain don't look the same but they should both be crowned with fame, long hours they knit for the boys out there

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"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.