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: "Cnossos: view past throne room into E. courtyard".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cnossos: the throne, nearer view".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cnossos: view looking S. across Magazines & W. court".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Cnossos: S. W. - entrance from W. court".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Chaeroneia: the lion in fragments".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Ephesus: Artemeseion, during excavations: shews sculptures".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis from SW before demolition of Frankish tower (according to picture card)". Possibly from a commercial image.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 1".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 3. (Acropolis)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 4. (Lycabettus)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 4. (Lycabettus)."
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 5. (Theseum)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 6".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theseum from Prison of Socrates".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Areopagus & Grotto of Eumenides".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Observatory".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Asclepieion- interior of well house (from sketches)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Attica: Marathon from the S. road".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Northen Greece: Byzantine Meteora. Monastery of the metamorphosis".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: View of Tatoi from Acropolis".
One of a group of images relating to the British School at Athens: buildings and setting, scholars and students. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "BSA taken in 1902".
One of a group of images relating to the British School at Athens: buildings and setting, scholars and students. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "BSA taken in 1902".
One of a group of images relating to the British School at Athens: buildings and setting, scholars and students. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "BSA taken in 1902".
One of a group of images relating to the British School at Athens: buildings and setting, scholars and students. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "BSA taken in 1902".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: frieze of Rosettes, stone (BSA VII p. 55)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: general view from East".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Room of stone bench, upper floor partly in situ, partly reconstructed (BSA VIII p. 79.149)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: painted T.C. pillars with doves (early shrine from) (BSA VIII p.29.14)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: portable seat of divinity. T.C. (BSA VIII. P.31.f.15a)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: idols (& votary not shown in slide) from shrine (BSA VIII.p.99.f.56)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Eastern part of Hall of Double Axes showing E & S porticoes (BSA VIII p.43.22)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: E. bastion & quadruple walls (BSA VIII p.115.f.69)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: northern portico & entrance to passage".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: tablets of Porcelain mosaic in form of houses & towers (BSA VIII p.15.f.8)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: tablets of Porcelain mosaic showing warriors, animals, etc (BSA VIII p.21.f.10)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: looking W from upper E.W corridor (BSA VIII p.37.f.17)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: vases from plaster closet of earliest period of later pal. (BSA VIII p.91.f.51)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: view in lower E.W. corridor looking E. (BSA VIII p. 35.f.16)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: ground plan of palace showing extent of excavations. 1901."
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Hall of colonnade, restored plans of upper & lower storeys. Cf. BSA VII p.111".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Long corridor on W. with magazines opening off from S".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Fresco fragments with floral designs".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Hall of double axes, restored section (BSA VII p.113)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Hall of colonnades, restored section (BSA VII p.106)".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Throne room and ante-room, views from above".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Workmen with wheelbarrows above excavation dump".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Throne room".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: Excavation dump from valley".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossus: View in valley".
The original description in the SPHS Catalogue reads: "Cnossos: perspective sketch of Megaron of double axes (BSA VII p.116)".