About the BSA SPHS Image Collection
The SPHS photographic collection was amassed by The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies between 1891 and 1967 through the donation of images. It contained negatives, both glass and film in a variety of sizes, photographic prints and glass lantern slides. It contains both original and copy negatives. Index cards with small contact prints served as finding aids for the collection. It was designed as an image reference collection where images could be duplicated as either prints or slides and sold or lent to members.
The BSA SPHS Collection is part of the original SPHS photographic collection, selected by donors who were associated with the BSA or images of topographic interest, particularly in areas the BSA was known to have worked. The remainder of the extant SPHS collection went to the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archives (MIET-ELIA) in Athens. Documentation for this collection consists of 5 Negative registers (held in the SPHS offices in London), the published catalogues or accession lists of lantern slides in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, the Minute Book December 1949-January 1983 for the Photographic and Filmstrip Committee of the SPHS (held in the SPHS Library in London) and information contained on extant index cards.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Megalospili".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Amphissa & Mt. Korax".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Nemea, plain & temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pheneilike, the lake from SE".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pheneilike, Mt. Pentailia".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pheneilike, pass between Pheneus & Stymphalus looking E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, tower of the winds".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Glizani (Ep.) near Zitsa, waterfall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aous river, view across to Mt. Nemertska".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Janina from W".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sarandaporo river looking upstream from bridge near junction with R. Aous".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pindus: Mt. Smolika from above Kerasoro (Pindus)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Bridge & road between Liaskovic & Ersek, near village of Grmeni".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Parga olive grove & distant view of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Parga nearer view of: Paxos in distance".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Abae, W walls of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mycenae, tomb".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Alpheios immediately below bridge under Carytena".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "View from Megalopolis-Lykosura rd., to S (near Siriano)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Langada pass".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sunion, temple from NW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Alyzia (Ac.) tower at NE angle of walls".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mendenitsa (near Thermopylae) from the N".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Abae walls near temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tilhoreia, walls".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Oeta sunset from Alamanna bridge".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thermopylae from E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Limnaea, E wall shewing salient".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Ithome".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Kleisura gorge (Aet.)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tegea, temple from E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Artemesion (Mt.) from near Skopé".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Dimitsana".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thisoa near Dimitsana".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Corfu, bay of Palaeokastritsa".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Corfu, bay of Palaeokastritsa".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Corfu, olive trees".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegosthena".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Corfu".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mycenae, Lion Gate".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sunium, from N".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegina, temple from W".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegina, temple from SE".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tayegetus".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Glossis defile (Ac.)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens Acrop".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens Acrop".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens Acrop. Erectheion".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Road from Karitina and Andritsena below Dragomenon".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Helikion summit from near Thespiae".