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: "Asia Minor Angora Temple of Augustus exterior wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Asia Minor Angora Temple of Augustus exterior wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Konia district portal at Alai khan".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Konia: portal of the Energeh Mosque".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Konia Mosque of Alaeddin interior".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Konia Tekki of Mevlevi dervishes".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Asia Minor Konia acropolis with Mosque+Palace of Alaeddin".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Rhodes, Gothic doorway with armorial bearings".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens Olympeion: evening".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegina ramp leading to the temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi stadium".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi stadium aphesis".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi gymnasium bath+douches".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi gymnasium douches".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi treasury of the Athenians from above".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi treasury of the Athenians from above".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi passage under temple of Apollo".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi steps leading to conduit beneath temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi Castalian spring".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi view from Temple of Apollo".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi stoa of the Athenians".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi treasury of the Athenians".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi T of Athena showing fallen rocks".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi stele".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi stadium inscriptions".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Lesche of the Cnidians".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegina landing place below temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegina temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Aegina bath in house near temple propylaea".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia valley of Alpheios".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia view in Altis from near entrance".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia basis of Sophocles".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Gerasa (Jerash) the basilica and church".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi the temple of Apollo".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi general view of the ruins".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, temple of Nike Apteros, looking west after sunset".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens, the Erechteion from the West".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Chios, Nenita: screen of parish church".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Parnes, olive trees".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Asine, the lower city from the Acropolis, showing the excavations".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Baalbek, main court looking North from basilica".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Baalbek, forecourt showing arches".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Baalbek, ruined mosque with columns from façade of temple enclosure".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Baalbek, ruined mosque with columns from façade of temple enclosure".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Baalbek, ruined mosque with columns from façade of temple enclosure".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Damascus".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Dead Sea".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Jericho".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Jericho".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Jericho, Choziba monastery".