Ally Collection

Chief Massasoit pledges friendship with Plymouth Pilgrims
Peace treaty between Chief Massasoit and Plymouth colonists, 1621. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Indian ruler
Bhupinder Singh (1891-1938), ruling Maharaja of the state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance, and for being a cricketer

Americans gaining French alliance in the Revolutionary War
American and French representatives signing a Treaty of Alliance at Paris, American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Thaddeus Kosciuszko of Poland
Polish General Tadeusz Kosciuszko with his autograph. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Shahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur, Indian ruler
Shahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur (reigned 1894-1922), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

PREV2A-00090
Benjamin Franklin representing the American cause at Louis XVIs court. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century painting

Firestorm (colour litho)
2778617 Firestorm (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firestorm. Teams of Axis airplanes swoop down on the English motorized columns that attack in)

Hessian soldiers of 1770, in their uniforms from the American Revolutionary War
PNP316577 Hessian soldiers of 1770, in their uniforms from the American Revolutionary War (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the theatre / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper visits his daughter behind the scenes at the theatre, although he oughtn t be standing there on stage right in front of the audience just as the curtain is rising

Beach Scene / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper getting into a scrape on the beach at Bournemouth

Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda, Indian ruler
Sayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad) (1863-1939), Maharaja of Baroda from 1875 to 1939, and a notable reformist. Seen here during the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Sir Pertab (Pratap) Singh, Maharaja of Idar, Indian ruler
Sir Pertab (Pratap) Singh (1845-1922), Maharaja of Idar (Gujarat), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Maharaja Dhiraja Holkar of Indore, Indian ruler
Maharajah Dhiraja Holkar of Indore (Tukojirao Holkar III) (reigned 1903-1926), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Map of Yugoslavia by G. H. Davis
Map of Yugoslavia, Britains latest ally in the Second World War: her defensive mountains and valleys. Mountainous Yugoslavia, her valleys and airfields. Date: 1941

Ballet / Ally Sloper 1890
Ally Sloper dances before the County Council in an attempt to demonstrate the value of the performing arts

At the Oval / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper bats at the Oval against Australia, dressed in medieval armour for protection

Drinking / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper and his friends get drunk on Easter Monday

Tsar Nicholas II, accompanied by Empress Alexandra is met by French President, Faure, 1896
3480807 Tsar Nicholas II, accompanied by Empress Alexandra is met by French President, Faure, 1896; (add.info.: Franco-Russian Alliance)

Scene from the Battle of Inkerman
3077630 Scene from the Battle of Inkerman; (add.info.: Scene from the Battle of Inkerman, fought during the Crimean War, between the allied armies of Britain)

Theban Night Attack on Plataea BC 441 (litho)
8660778 Theban Night Attack on Plataea BC 441 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theban Night Attack on Plataea BC 441)

Franco Russian Alliance, 1914 (print)
7293522 Franco Russian Alliance, 1914 (print); (add.info.: History. France. Franco Russian Alliance at the beginning of World War I, July, 28, 1914)

Wedding poster of Francois I offering his heart to Eleanor, around 1527 (engraving)
7415638 Wedding poster of Francois I offering his heart to Eleanor, around 1527 (engraving); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Tsar Nicholas II, accompanied by Empress Alexandra and President Faure, lride by the Arc de Triomphe, 1896
3480805 Tsar Nicholas II, accompanied by Empress Alexandra and President Faure, lride by the Arc de Triomphe, 1896; (add.info.: Franco-Russian Alliance)

French state carriages prepared for the visit of Tsar Nicholas II, 1896
3480806 French state carriages prepared for the visit of Tsar Nicholas II, 1896; (add.info.: Franco-Russian Alliance. French state carriages prepared for the visit of Tsar Nicholas II)

Tsar Nicholas II, accompanied by President Faure, laying the first stone of the Alexander III bridge, 1896
3480804 Tsar Nicholas II, accompanied by President Faure, laying the first stone of the Alexander III bridge, 1896; (add.info.: Franco-Russian Alliance)

Welshpool, near, Shelton Gate (litho)
8633335 Welshpool, near, Shelton Gate (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Welshpool, near, Shelton Gate, Historical Oak)

Matrimonial agency, announcement of a young cyclist - Postcard, ca. 1910
LSE4088428 Matrimonial agency, announcement of a young cyclist - Postcard, ca. 1910; Private Collection; (add.info.: Matrimonial agency, announcement of a young cyclist - Postcard, ca)

Vladivostock [i.e. Vladisvostok], Allied troops, Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Vladivostock [i.e. Vladisvostok], Allied troops, Nov 1918 (date created or published later). Allied soldiers in Vladisvostok, Russia including Russians, Americans, British, Chinese and Japanese.

Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. N.E
Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Mabel E. Harlow, the wife of Edward Howland Robinson "Ned" Green with dog Caesar and sign reading: "Belgian war dog

U.S. doctors & nurses in Japan, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S. doctors & nurses in Japan, 1917
U.S. doctors & nurses in Japan, 1917. American Red Cross group including doctors and nurses en route to Romania to provide medical relief during World War I

U.S. doctors & nurses in Japan, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S. doctors & nurses in Japan, 1917
U.S. doctors & nurses in Japan, 1917. American Red Cross group including doctors and nurses en route to Romania to provide medical relief during World War I

Thomas, Haig, Joffre, Lloyd George,12 Sept 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Thomas, Haig, Joffre, Lloyd George, 12 Sept 1916. Lloyd George, British Minister of Munitions; Gen. Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army; Gen

Russians fight in France, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russians fight in France, between c1915 and 1918. Russian soldiers near a dugout in the snow in France during World War I.

French band & U.S. troops, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. French band & U.S. troops, 1917 or 1918
French band & U.S. troops, 1917 or 1918. American soldiers watching a French marching band in France during World War I.

U.S. troops in France, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. troops in France, 1917 or 1918. U.S. Marines being welcomed at a train station in Samur, France.

French Officer breakfasts with English, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French Officer breakfasts with English, between 1914 and 1918. A French officer having tea with English military personnel during World War I.

Le jour de gloire; le drapeau de l'armee coloniale sous l'Arc de Triomphe, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Le jour de gloire; le drapeau de l'armee coloniale sous l'Arc de Triomphe, 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Italians turn things around; French aid: crossing a pass, on a newly constructed.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Italians turn things around; French aid: crossing a pass, on a newly constructed strategic road, by a double column of artillery and Alpine chasseurs, 1917

French Troops in Italy; Two convoys on the road from Brescia to Verona... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; Two convoys on the road from Brescia to Verona: on the left, an electric train loaded with Italian troops; on the right, road-trucks transporting French troops, 1917

French Troops in Italy; In Verona: French officers are cheered by the crowd... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Verona: French officers are cheered by the crowd in a town square, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi monument, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Arrival of French troops in Italy; On entering the village where they are posted.. 1917 Creator: Unknown
Arrival of French troops in Italy; On entering the village where they are posted, a French regiment marches past its colonel, 1917

Inter-allied Support; The men get acquainted with their new temporary quarters, 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; The men get acquainted with their new temporary quarters, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Inter-allied Support; Arrival of a French regiment into an Italian town, 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; Arrival of a French regiment into an Italian town, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Inter-allied Support; A stop on the journey: an Italian officer offers a light.. 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; A stop on the journey: an Italian officer offers a light to a French airman, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Inter-allied Support; Assembling, on the Place d'Armes in Nice, automobile trucks... 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; Assembling, on the Place d'Armes in Nice, automobile trucks destined for the Italian front, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; Co-operation of Allies: group of Allied ministers.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Co-operation of Allies: group of Allied ministers and generals after their conference on November 6 with the King of Italy, at Peschiera, south of Lake Garda, 1917

Hours of Victory; American sentry and French sentry at the entrance to a village... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Hours of Victory; American sentry and French sentry at the entrance to a village on the front, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

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"Ally: A Tapestry of Historical Connections" In the annals of history, allies have played a pivotal role in shaping nations and forging destinies. From the majestic courts of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala and Shahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur to the battlefields where Americans gained French alliance during the Revolutionary War, alliances have been catalysts for change. One such remarkable figure was Thaddeus Kosciuszko, whose unwavering support from Poland breathed life into American dreams of independence. His strategic brilliance paved the way for victory against all odds. Closer to home, Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda stood tall as a staunch ally amidst turbulent times. His wisdom and diplomacy ensured stability in an ever-changing political landscape. Meanwhile, Sir Pertab (Pratap) Singh, Maharaja of Idar exemplified loyalty beyond borders. As an Indian ruler with unwavering dedication towards his British allies during challenging times, he showcased true statesmanship. The indomitable spirit continued with Maharaja Dhiraja Holkar of Indore who fearlessly fought alongside his people against oppression. His leadership became a beacon that inspired countless others on their path to freedom. Beyond territorial boundaries lies another tale - one etched on G. H Davis' map depicting Yugoslavia's unity through alliances forged by shared values and aspirations. It serves as a reminder that strength lies not only in numbers but also in unity. Yet amid these grand narratives lie moments when "ally" takes on different meanings - like Ally Sloper at the theatre or enjoying a carefree day at the beach scene or cheering passionately at The Oval cricket ground. These lighter instances remind us that even in everyday life we seek companionship and camaraderie; our own personal allies who make life more enjoyable. In essence, "ally" transcends time and place – it is both historical and personal.