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Allen Collection

Background imageAllen Collection: Protect Your Heritage. Join the Territorial Army

Protect Your Heritage. Join the Territorial Army. Recruiting poster by E R Blair, 1920 (c).Printed bys C Allen and Company Limited, 20 Gerrard Street, London, W1. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAllen Collection: Middlesex Cricket Team, 1930s

Middlesex Cricket Team, 1930s showing Lee, H.J. Enthoven, G.C. Newman, Canning, Price, R.W.V. Robins, G.T.S. Stevens, Hearne, N. Haig, Hendren, G.O. Allen

Background imageAllen Collection: Woman suffrage headquarters in Upper Euclid Avenue, Clevelan

Woman suffrage headquarters in Upper Euclid Avenue, Cleveland - A. (at extreme right) is Miss Belle Sherwin, President, National League of Women Voters; B. is Judge Florence E

Background imageAllen Collection: The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest at the St Jamess Theatre, London. Gwendolen Fairfax (Miss Irene Vanbrugh) and Worthing; Gwendolen and Cecily (Miss Evelyn Millard); Gwendolen

Background imageAllen Collection: HYNEK, 1966

HYNEK, 1966
J ALLEN HYNEK American astronomer and UFO investigator, at a press conference regarding the 1966 Hillsdale sightings which he attributes to marsh gas

Background imageAllen Collection: Lough Allen, County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland

Lough Allen, County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Background imageAllen Collection: Hubert Raymond Allen (Dizzy)

Hubert Raymond Allen (Dizzy)
Hubert Raymond Allen also known as Dizzy joined the RAF before the war. He was in action over Rotterdam and Dunkirk during the British evacuation, in the Battle of Britain

Background imageAllen Collection: Chocolate Apricot poster

Chocolate Apricot poster
Allens Chocolate Apricot, 1892

Background imageAllen Collection: Aston Villa win the F. A Cup, 1887

Aston Villa win the F. A Cup, 1887
Aston Villa win the F.A Cup, 1887: the winning team. Date: 1887

Background imageAllen Collection: The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest at the St Jamess Theatre, London. Miss Prism (Mrs George Canninge) and Worthing (Mr George Alexander); Algernon Moncrieff (Mr Allen Aynesworth)

Background imageAllen Collection: Sir Walter Macarthur Allen

Sir Walter Macarthur Allen (1870-1943), Commander in Chief of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC). Portrait photograph by Hay Wrightson

Background imageAllen Collection: University - Edgar Allen Library, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

University - Edgar Allen Library, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAllen Collection: RAF personnel completing Thor missile training course

RAF personnel completing Thor missile training course
RAF personnel, completing a 13-week training course on the Thor propulsion system at Rocketdyne. From left: Chief Technician Sidney Allen, Junior Technician Graham R.J

Background imageAllen Collection: U. S. mail steam ship Arctic: Collins line builders, hull by

U. S. mail steam ship Arctic: Collins line builders, hull by
U.S. mail steam ship Arctic: Collins line builders, hull by Wm. H. Brown N.Y. engines by Stillman Allen & Co. Novelty Works N.Y. Date c1850. U.S

Background imageAllen Collection: Countrywear / Men 1876

Countrywear / Men 1876
A country gentlemen wears a Norfolk shirt (the forerunner of the Norfolk jacket), knickerbockers, bowler hat, woollen socks & leather shoes & carries a knobbly cane

Background imageAllen Collection: Alex Pope (Kilvert)

Alex Pope (Kilvert)
ALEXANDER POPE writer, with Ralph Allen and William Warburton at Prior Park

Background imageAllen Collection: Chinese Dice Players Near Amoy

Chinese Dice Players Near Amoy

Background imageAllen Collection: Skegness, Lifeboat, Anne Allen 1932

Skegness, Lifeboat, Anne Allen 1932

Background imageAllen Collection: Aerial View of Maiden Castle, Dorset

Aerial View of Maiden Castle, Dorset. Date: 1930s

Background imageAllen Collection: Promenade, Bispham Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire

Promenade, Bispham Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire Date: circa 1933

Background imageAllen Collection: WW2 - Radio Fun Annual 1942

WW2 - Radio Fun Annual 1942
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's annual, Radio Fun Annual 1942. The image shows a plethora of figures popular in wartime comedy and radio, including Haver and Lee

Background imageAllen Collection: Poster, Samuel Cody, The Klondyke Nugget

Poster, Samuel Cody, The Klondyke Nugget
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Four-piece promotional colour lithographic poster for Cody?s The Klondyke Nugget stage show printed by Belfast

Background imageAllen Collection: Advert, Allen & Wright, Briar and Meerschaum pipes

Advert, Allen & Wright, Briar and Meerschaum pipes
Advert, Allen & Wright, Briar and Meershaum Pipes Date: 1902

Background imageAllen Collection: Allenburys Fruitine Confection Advertisement

Allenburys Fruitine Confection Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting Allenburys Fruitine Confection, an all fruit laxative for infants and young children

Background imageAllen Collection: Allenburys Infant Food Advertisement

Allenburys Infant Food Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd. promoting Allenburys foods for infants. The photograph portrays a young child named Joan, a consumer of the product. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAllen Collection: Allenburys Infant Foods Advertisement

Allenburys Infant Foods Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd. promoting Allenburys foods for infants, The ideal choice, now and always. The image photographically portrays a young girl feeding a doll from a bottle

Background imageAllen Collection: Allenbury's Milk Food Advertisement

Allenbury's Milk Food Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd. promoting Allenbury's Milk Food, which promises health for your baby. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAllen Collection: Allenburys Advertisement

Allenburys Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting the importance of a healthy diet for child development from baby through to infancy

Background imageAllen Collection: Allenburys Diet Advertisement

Allenburys Diet Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting Allenbury's diet for invalids. They have used a portrait painting of a young Red Cross nurse from 1914-15, who is seated wearing her uniform

Background imageAllen Collection: Boys at Abbosholme school in uniform

Boys at Abbosholme school in uniform
School children in traditional uniform. The school was set up by Mr George Allen. Who published a volume entitled Abbotsholme, 1889-99; or, Ten Years in an Educational Laboratory, written by Dr

Background imageAllen Collection: Boys making a pigeon loft

Boys making a pigeon loft
School children at the school Abbotsholme building a pigeon loft. The school was set up by Mr George Allen. Who published a volume entitled Abbotsholme, 1889-99; or

Background imageAllen Collection: Playtime at the Piccadilly

Playtime at the Piccadilly
Performers in Playtime at the Piccadilly, a cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel. The artists pictured are Mimi Jordan, Rene Lorrimore, Evelyn Wrentmor, Amelia Allen

Background imageAllen Collection: Miss Mollie Dangar

Miss Mollie Dangar
A portrait pencil drawing of Mary Beatrice Dangar, or Miss Mollie Dangar, the later wife of A. Denis Wigram Allen, an Australian solicitor and aviator

Background imageAllen Collection: Widecombe Fair, British International Pictures

Widecombe Fair, British International Pictures film, adapted from a story by Eden Phillpotts, directed by Norman Walker Date: 1929

Background imageAllen Collection: Daydreaming (All Night Long) from The Gay Impostors

Daydreaming (All Night Long) from The Gay Impostors
Music cover, Daydreaming (All Night Long), words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, from the Warner Bros film, The Gay Impostors, with Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane

Background imageAllen Collection: Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machines

Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machines
Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's gold medal lock stitch Sewing Machines, Queen Victoria Street, London, and Bold Street, Liverpool

Background imageAllen Collection: The Medal and the Maid, Barn Dance, by Sidney Jones

The Medal and the Maid, Barn Dance, by Sidney Jones
Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, Barn Dance, music by Sidney Jones. Merva Sunningdale (Miss Ruth Vincent), Allen Blithe RN (Mr F Ranalow), vocal duet, Consequences. Date: 1900s

Background imageAllen Collection: Theatre show, promotional postcard

Theatre show, promotional postcard

Background imageAllen Collection: Christmas Holidays - man and turkey - Sorry

Christmas Holidays - man and turkey - Sorry Date: 20th century

Background imageAllen Collection: An eccentric dance routine called Fidgety Feet

An eccentric dance routine called Fidgety Feet performed by Edward Allen, performer in Hit the Deck, 1928 Date: 1928

Background imageAllen 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 imageAllen Collection: Sir Richard W Allen and members of IMechE Council

Sir Richard W Allen and members of IMechE Council, taken at WH Allen and Co, Bedford. Date: 1928

Background imageAllen Collection: Frank Parker & Frank Allen of the London Hippodrome

Frank Parker & Frank Allen of the London Hippodrome
Frank Allen, manager and then managing director of the London Hippodrome, and partner in Moss Empires Ltd. at the wheel of his twelve horse-power Eagle car

Background imageAllen Collection: The Crazy Gang, Six Broken Blossoms, London Palladium

The Crazy Gang, Six Broken Blossoms, London Palladium
The Crazy Gang dressed as flower sellers in Six Broken Blossoms in the shadow of Eros (at Piccadilly Circus) in London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937

Background imageAllen Collection: Flanagan and Allen comedy act, London Palladium

Flanagan and Allen comedy act, London Palladium
Flanagan and Allen comedy act, part of the Crazy Gang, London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937

Background imageAllen Collection: Advert for a theatre production, Cheer Up

Advert for a theatre production, Cheer Up. circa 1920

Background imageAllen Collection: Advert for a theatre production

Advert for a theatre production. circa 1920

Background imageAllen Collection: A portrait of Maud Allen in the Vision of Salome, 1916

A portrait of Maud Allen in the Vision of Salome, 1916 Date: 1916



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