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.
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Geometric bronze horse from Perachora".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "7th century bronze dove from Perachora".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Ivory sphinx from Perachora (7th century)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Assos from the sea".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Assos the harbour".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Halicarnassus (Budrum) coats of arms in the fortress".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Halicarnassus (Budrum) coats of arms in the fortress".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi: Athenian treasury, view towards Phaidriades showing back of treasury".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mycenae the lion relief over gateway".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Festival". Pencilled in: "Tenos?"
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Festival". Pencilled in: "Tenos?"
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Festival". Pencilled in: "Tenos?"
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "The fustinella".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Priest".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Klepht".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi stoa of the Athenians and Phaidriades".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Knossos, façade of caravanserai".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Knossos, house of priest king (?)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympus from top of Megalo Castania (summit)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympus from North-West (summit)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Pharsalia, Acropolis".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Phyle, interior".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Monemvasia".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Monemvasia church".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Rhodes, the harbour".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thera, landing".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thera lava cliffs with town above".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos woodcarving the crucifixion". The negative was originally recorded as missing in the SPHS register.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos woodcarving a bishop".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos woodcarving Hagios Demetri".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos woodcarving diptych Mother and Child".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cnossos South-West entrance horns of consecration".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Gold grave mask Mycenae".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi, Marmaria".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Zante, court of monastery".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mistra, church practically rebuilt 1934".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos, Lavra monastery, Hegoumenos".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Chios, village festival".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Chios, village festival".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Patmos, view from the monastery".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Patmos, the harbour".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cos, Roman theatre".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cos, Asklepieion capital + block of architrave".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Rhodes, papal arms between those of France and England".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Rhodes, thermal station near Camirus".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Patmos, view on roof of monastery".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thera, the Kaimeni islands turned (?) up in centre of crater".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thera, panoramic view of crater".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Monevmasia, church of S. Sophia".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora goatherd".