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Alison Collection

Background imageAlison Collection: Alisons house by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance Alisons h

Alisons house by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance Alisons h
Alisons house by Susan Glaspell A poetic romance. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Alisons House at the Mayan Theatre, showing quill pen in ink well. Date 1938

Background imageAlison Collection: Bystander cover 1929 - the Ruthven Twins

Bystander cover 1929 - the Ruthven Twins
Portrait of the society twin sisters, Alison and Margaret Hore-Ruthven, daughters of Lord and Lady Ruthven. Alison (left) was married in 1929 to John Leighton Barran

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison Jane Hargreaves - British mountain climber

Alison Jane Hargreaves - British mountain climber
" Alison Jane Hargreaves 1962 - 1995 was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team

Background imageAlison Collection: Aveling & Porter Road Rollers DM3079 and NT4368

Aveling & Porter Road Rollers DM3079 and NT4368
Aveling & Porter Road Roller, regn. DM3079, number 7632, Alison, owned by Fred Dibnah and built by Aveling and Porter in 1912

Background imageAlison Collection: Village Yard

Village Yard
A drawing which shows the enclosed area of a fenced yard belonging to a property in a simple town. A dark figure can be seen beside a tree on the right. Date: circa 1923

Background imageAlison Collection: Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge
A drawing which shows a view from low down, of Tower Bridge, a bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry

Background imageAlison Collection: City Scene

City Scene
This drawing is an evening city streey scene, motor vehicles are travelling down the side road, witht all street lamps and buildings to each side

Background imageAlison Collection: Foreign Street

Foreign Street
A drawing which looks down a street, with tall buildings rising on each side, pedestrians are walking down the pavement. Date: circa 1923

Background imageAlison Collection: Porta Della Carta, Venice

Porta Della Carta, Venice
An etching which shows the magnificence of the Porta Della Carta, an illustrious carved marble gateway which sits between the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace

Background imageAlison Collection: Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant

Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant
The memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose

Background imageAlison Collection: The Ralli Sisters - The Ruthven Twins in Shake Your Feet

The Ralli Sisters - The Ruthven Twins in Shake Your Feet
Well-known socialites, the Ruthven twins, aka the Hon. Alison and the Hon. Margaret Ruthven, who briefly took the stage as the Ralli Twins in the 1920s

Background imageAlison Collection: Portrait of Ruthven twins by Cowper arriving at RA

Portrait of Ruthven twins by Cowper arriving at RA
Portrait of society twin sisters, Alison and Margaret Hore-Ruthven, daughters of Lord and Lady Ruthven, by F. Cadogan Cowper arriving at Burlington House for the Royal Academy summer exhibition in

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison Fisher - Snooker Player

Alison Fisher - Snooker Player Date: 1980s

Background imageAlison Collection: Student - Graduate - Gown - Mortar board

Student - Graduate - Gown - Mortar board
Socialist Society pamphlet cover illustration: Spartacus edited by Frank Wright and Alison Finch, Socialist Society, 1968 Date: 1968

Background imageAlison Collection: The Skull, Shaftesbury Theatre, London

The Skull, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
The Skull, a comedy mystery thriller, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. With John Deverell, John Gielgud and Alison Leggatt. 1928

Background imageAlison Collection: Scene from the play Look Back In Anger by John Osborne

Scene from the play Look Back In Anger by John Osborne
A scene from the play Look Back In Anger, featuring Alison Porter, Cliff Lewis, Helena Charles and Jimmy Porter. Date: 1956

Background imageAlison Collection: Royal Variety Performance 1965

Royal Variety Performance 1965
A dozen of the 21 acts lined up for the Royal Variety Performance 1965. From left, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, Shirley Bassey, Jack Benny, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dusty Springfield

Background imageAlison Collection: Society during the 1924 London Season

Society during the 1924 London Season
Double page spread from The Sketch featuring photographs of well-known figures in society in London for the summer season

Background imageAlison Collection: Women police officers at a bowling alley

Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison Hore-Ruthven, John Barran by Yevonde

Alison Hore-Ruthven, John Barran by Yevonde
The Hon. Alison Hore-Ruthven (Mrs John Barran), one half of the famous Ruthven twins, pictured with her husband John Barran. Date: 1929

Background imageAlison Collection: George Allison on River Patrol

George Allison on River Patrol
George Allison, manager of Arsenal Football Club, carrying out a river patrol for the Home Guard. Note that he wears the armband of the LDV (Local Defence Volunteers)

Background imageAlison Collection: Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennis

Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennis
Four police officers (including WPC Alison Blair, right) playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageAlison Collection: Woman police officer on a busy London street

Woman police officer on a busy London street
Woman police officer (Alison Blair) on a busy London street, talking to a man near the entrance to an underground station. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968

Background imageAlison Collection: Sir Archibald Alison

Sir Archibald Alison
SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON Historian Date: 1792 - 1867

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth (1863 1952), American character actress of stage and screen, seen here as Miss Crawley in Becky Sharp (1935)

Background imageAlison Collection: Archibald Alison

Archibald Alison
ARCHIBALD ALISON Scottish philosopher and naturalist Date: 1757 - 1839

Background imageAlison Collection: AVG pilots, Alison, John R, Hill, David, Baumler, Alber

AVG pilots, Alison, John R, Hill, David, Baumler, Albert, Mitchal, Mack

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison, JR, AVG pilot

Alison, JR, AVG pilot

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison Neilans Suffragette

Alison Neilans Suffragette. Alison Roberta Noble Neilans (1884-1942) portrait. Member of the Womens Freedom League, Church League for Womens Suffrage

Background imageAlison Collection: Alison Lady Marjoribanks

Alison Lady Marjoribanks
ALISON lady MARJORIBANKS (nee Ramsay) wife of John, first baronet Date: CIRCA 1832

Background imageAlison Collection: The Ruthven Twins

The Ruthven Twins
Portrait of the society twin sisters, Alison and Margaret Hore-Ruthven, daughters of Lord and Lady Ruthven. Photographed at the time they appeared under their stage name of he Ralli Twins in Shake

Background imageAlison Collection: Stevenson / Nurse Cummy

Stevenson / Nurse Cummy
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writers nurse Cummy, alias Alison Cunningham


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