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Allan Collection (#6)

"Allan: A Name Woven into History and Art" From the haunting tales of Edgar Allan Poe to the triumphs of Edinburgh Hibernian FC

Background imageAllan Collection: Arrival Palestine Mr Anthony Eden escorted Gen

Arrival Palestine Mr Anthony Eden escorted Gen
Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Anthony Eden. Mr. Anthony Eden, escorted by Gen. Allan through one of the Australian camps. 1940

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Alan Rowe excavations Gezer 1934 Archaeological sites

Allan Alan Rowe excavations Gezer 1934 Archaeological sites
Allan, Alan Rowes excavations at Gezer. 1934, Archaeological sites, Laborers, Middle East

Background imageAllan Collection: Y. M. C. A celebration Beit Nabala 21 1944 Military swimming

Y. M. C. A celebration Beit Nabala 21 1944 Military swimming
Y.M.C.A. celebration at Beit Nabala on May 21 1944. Military swimming pool opened by Brig. Gen. Allan, Israel, Bet Nehemyah

Background imageAllan Collection: descriptive catalogue general collection ancient

descriptive catalogue general collection ancient
A descriptive catalogue of a general collection of ancient and modern engraved gems, cameos as well as intaglios, taken from the most celebrated cabinets in Europe and cast in coloured pastes

Background imageAllan Collection: Sir William Allan P. R. S. A Hill & Adamson Scottish

Sir William Allan P. R. S. A Hill & Adamson Scottish
Sir William Allan, P.R.S.A; Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848); Scotland; 1843 - 1848; Salted paper print from a Calotype negative; 19.7 x 14 cm (7 3, 4 x 5 1, 2 in.)

Background imageAllan Collection: Map To King Solomons Mines, Extrapolated From The Original In Allan Quartermains Possession Which

Map To King Solomons Mines, Extrapolated From The Original In Allan Quartermains Possession Which Had Been Drawn In His Own Blood By Dom Jose Da Silvestra In 1590. From King Solomons Mines By H

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Cunningham, 1784

Allan Cunningham, 1784

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Ramsay, 1686 To 1758. Scottish Poet, Playwright, Publisher, Librarian And Wig-Maker

Allan Ramsay, 1686 To 1758. Scottish Poet, Playwright, Publisher, Librarian And Wig-Maker. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Background imageAllan Collection: Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 To 1849. American Writer. After A 19Th Century Print. Later Colouration

Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 To 1849. American Writer. After A 19Th Century Print. Later Colouration

Background imageAllan Collection: The Last Stand Of Major Allan Wilson On The Shangani River, Matabeleland

The Last Stand Of Major Allan Wilson On The Shangani River, Matabeleland, During The First Matabele War In 1893. After The Painting By Allan Stewart From The Book South Africa And The Transvaal War

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Cunningham 1784 To 1842 Scottish Poet And Author Engraved By J Jenkins After J Moore From

Allan Cunningham 1784 To 1842 Scottish Poet And Author Engraved By J Jenkins After J Moore From The Book National Portrait Gallery Volume Iv Published C 1835

Background imageAllan Collection: Edgar Allan Poe 1809 To 1849 American Author Editor And Critic From 19Th Century Print

Edgar Allan Poe 1809 To 1849 American Author Editor And Critic From 19Th Century Print

Background imageAllan Collection: Signature Of Edgar Allan Poe 1809 To 1849 American Writer

Signature Of Edgar Allan Poe 1809 To 1849 American Writer

Background imageAllan Collection: RMS Victorian - Allan Line - Route to Canada

RMS Victorian - Allan Line - Route to Canada. Date: 1910

Background imageAllan Collection: RMS Victorian

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Background imageAllan Collection: Military Award - Medal - Decoration

Military Award - Medal - Decoration
Territorial Decoration George V issue.From medal group awarded to Major Allan Francis Leach Lewis, 10th Bn Royal East Kent Yeomanry.From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum

Background imageAllan Collection: Raith Rovers FC football team 1936

Raith Rovers FC football team 1936. Back row: Allan (Captain), Sneddon, Paterson, M Neil, Crichton, Gilbert. Front row: Wilson, Denholm, Fulton, Philp, Dobbie. Date: 1936

Background imageAllan Collection: Entrance hall by Allan Walton

Entrance hall by Allan Walton, carried out by Fortnum & Mason, with lightly marbled walls in ivory and pale green with rose pink, and a trompe l oeil effect seascape in perspective. Date: 1933

Background imageAllan Collection: Passengers of the Lusitania

Passengers of the Lusitania
A page from The Sketch reporting on prominent personalities, on board the Lusitania, sunk by a German torpedo on 7 May 1915. Top left is Lady Allan, wife of Sir Hugh M

Background imageAllan Collection: MOLLISONs PUSS MOTH

MOLLISONs PUSS MOTH
James Allan Mollisons (husband of Amy Johnson) de Havilland Puss Moth aeroplane, being overhauland at Hendon, England. Date: February 1933

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating oaer

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating oaer
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o er, She shall press, ah, nevermore! Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Wandering from the Nightly shore. Engraving by Gustave Dore

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Wandering from the Nightly shore. Engraving by Gustave Dore
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Wandering from the Nightly shore. Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. A stately Raven of the saintly days of yore; Not the least

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. A stately Raven of the saintly days of yore; Not the least
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. A stately Raven of the saintly days of yore; Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Here I opened wide the door; Darkness there and nothing more

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Here I opened wide the door; Darkness there and nothing more
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Here I opened wide the door; Darkness there and nothing more. Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 1882, for an 1884 edition of

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

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Get thee back into the tempest and the Nightas Plutonian shore

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Get thee back into the tempest and the Nightas Plutonian shore
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. " Get thee back into the tempest and the Nights Plutonian shore!" Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. On this home by Horror haunted. Engraving by Gustave Dore

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. On this home by Horror haunted. Engraving by Gustave Dore
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. On this home by Horror haunted. Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Ramsay / Eglinton

Allan Ramsay / Eglinton
ALLAN RAMSAY Scottish poet and editor, reading to the Countess of Eglinton and others

Background imageAllan Collection: Frontier Guards (Circassian Prince on Horseback Selling Two Boys)

Frontier Guards (Circassian Prince on Horseback Selling Two Boys). Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageAllan Collection: King George III, c1761-1762. Artist: Allan Ramsay

King George III, c1761-1762. Artist: Allan Ramsay
King George III, c1761-1762. George III (1738-1820), King of England. The portrait is part of the Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London

Background imageAllan Collection: General Doyle, c1860, (1909). Artist: William Say

General Doyle, c1860, (1909). Artist: William Say
General Doyle, c1850, (1909). After Allan Ramsay (1713-1784). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Background imageAllan Collection: King George III, c1761-62, (1911). Artists: Unknown, Allan Ramsay

King George III, c1761-62, (1911). Artists: Unknown, Allan Ramsay
King George III, c1761-62, (1911). George III (1738-1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801

Background imageAllan Collection: Portrait of Jane Hale, Mrs Madan, 1746. Artist: Allan Ramsay

Portrait of Jane Hale, Mrs Madan, 1746. Artist: Allan Ramsay
Portrait of Jane Hale, Mrs Madan, 1746. From The Connoisseur Volume XC. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1932]

Background imageAllan Collection: The Painters Wife, 1760. Artist: Allan Ramsay

The Painters Wife, 1760. Artist: Allan Ramsay
The Painters Wife, 1760. Margaret Lindsay of Evelick (1726-1782). Painting held at the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. From The Connoisseur Volume XXV. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1909]

Background imageAllan Collection: Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto, Japan, c1909. Artist: Robert Weir Allan

Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto, Japan, c1909. Artist: Robert Weir Allan
Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto, Japan, c1909. The five story Yasaka Pagoda is the last remnant of Hokanji Temple. From The Studio Volume 46. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909]

Background imageAllan Collection: Temple at Nikko, Japan, c1908. Artist: Robert Weir Allan

Temple at Nikko, Japan, c1908. Artist: Robert Weir Allan
Temple at Nikko, Japan, c1908. From The Studio Volume 43. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1908]

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scottish poet and author, 1840. Artist: J Thomson

Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scottish poet and author, 1840. Artist: J Thomson
Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), Scottish poet and author, 1840. After Henry Room (1802?1850). From The Complete Works of Robert Burns, illustrated by W. H. Bartlett, T. Allom, and other artists

Background imageAllan Collection: Paris, c1875. Artist: Robert Weir Allan

Paris, c1875. Artist: Robert Weir Allan
Paris, c1875. From The Studio Volume 23. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1901]

Background imageAllan Collection: Allan Ramsay, 1776, (1923). Artist: Allan Ramsay

Allan Ramsay, 1776, (1923). Artist: Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay, 1776. From The Connoisseur Vol LXV [Otto Limited, London, 1923.]

Background imageAllan Collection: Les Premiers Pas (first steps), c1875-1906, (1906). Artist: Allan Osterlind

Les Premiers Pas (first steps), c1875-1906, (1906). Artist: Allan Osterlind
Les Premiers Pas (first steps). From The Studio Volume 38 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1906.]

Background imageAllan Collection: Braseros, c1875-1906, (1906). Artist: Allan Osterlind

Braseros, c1875-1906, (1906). Artist: Allan Osterlind
Braseros. From The Studio Volume 38 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1906.]

Background imageAllan Collection: Spanish Dancers, c1875-1903, (1903). Artist: Allan Osterlind

Spanish Dancers, c1875-1903, (1903). Artist: Allan Osterlind
Spanish Dancers. After a coloured etching by Allan Osterlind (1855-1938). After a coloured etching by Allan Osterlund, 1903. From The Studio Volume 29 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1903.]

Background imageAllan Collection: Lady Mackintosh, (1723-1787), Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson, 1910

Lady Mackintosh, (1723-1787), Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson, 1910
Anne Farquharson, Lady Mackintosh (1723-1787). Lady Mackintoshs father was John Farquharson a staunch Jacobite of Invercauld, chief of the Clan Farquharson

Background imageAllan Collection: General McClellans headquarters, Antietam, Maryland, American Civil War, 1861-1862 (1955)

General McClellans headquarters, Antietam, Maryland, American Civil War, 1861-1862 (1955). Only a few federal officers knew that the man seated with a cigar in his hand was Allan Pinkerton

Background imageAllan Collection: The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as in 1783. Artist: T Brown

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as in 1783. Artist: T Brown
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as in 1783. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs

Background imageAllan Collection: David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Artist: W Holl

David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Artist: W Holl
David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Humes (1711-1776) most important work was A Treatise on Human Nature (1739)

Background imageAllan Collection: Elizabeth Allan (1908-1990), English actress, 20th century. Artist: Stanborough

Elizabeth Allan (1908-1990), English actress, 20th century. Artist: Stanborough
Elizabeth Allan (1908-1990), English actress, 20th century. Allan was the mother of Bewitched star, Elizabeth Montgomery

Background imageAllan Collection: A letter from Allan Ramsay to John Gay, 18th century (1840)

A letter from Allan Ramsay to John Gay, 18th century (1840). The letter outlines part of a poetical epistle. From Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents




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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.