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: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 563. Attica, Peiraeus, sailing boat off Phaleron". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 719. Attica, Pentelikon from rd. to Phylae, looking SE". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 582. Attica, Pentelikon marble quarry & cave".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 888. Attica, Pentelikon spring at Pendeli, Lykabettos in distance".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 591. Attica, Phyle, walls".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 189. Attica, Phyle, W wall near postern".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 590. Attica, Phyle, postern from within".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 569. Attica, Phyle, old Phyle walls".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 890. Attica, Phyle, below, gorge of Phikti".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 485. Attica, Porto Raphti, looking N".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 183. Attica, Rhamnus, terrace to E of temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 184. Attica, Rhamnus, temple from SE".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 185. Attica, Rhamnus, temple from E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 595. Attica, Rhamnus, temple from SW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 808. Attica, Rhamnus, temple from SW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 571. Attica, Rhamnus, temple from SW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 794. Attica, Rhamnus, wall and gate".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 921. Attica, Rhamnus, gateway".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 418. Attica, Sunium, temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 834. Attica, Sunium, view to W". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 276. Attica, Sunium, view to W". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 312. Attica, Sunium, temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 313. Attica, Sunium, temple from S". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 258. Attica, Sunium, temple from S".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 277. Attica, Thoricus, postern gate".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 272. Attica, Vari (Hymettus) sculpture in cave of Pan. Archidamus".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 307. Attica, Vari (Hymettus) seated rock statue".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 1001. Corinth &c., Megara from W".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 258 bis. Addenda. Sunium".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 272 bis. Addenda. Vari (Attica), rock sculptures".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 711. Addenda. Eleutherae (Att.)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: without number. Addenda. Sarcophagus in rock S of entrance to Peiraeus". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: without number. Addenda. Parthenon NW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Marathon, plain from above village".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pentelikos, from Attic plain". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sunium, from E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Eleusis the two propylaea from the Gt. temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, plain of Attica & Hymettus from 'Xerxes seat'".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, tower of the winds".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sunion, temple from NW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegosthena".
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: "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: "Salamis view towards Ambelaki".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "View from summit of Parnes looking N".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 1026. Crete. Anapolis". The image shows a Cretan figure with a rifle in the foreground.