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: "Athens: Acropolis. Parthenon. S. Colonnade looking E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Relief from Temple to Rome & Augustus".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Erectheion. N. porch, floor of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Capital Mnesicles".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Part of N. Wall (well preserved) from inside".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Parthenon. Protruding substructure of Themistocles".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Odeion of Herodes. Interior looking towards seats".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Odeion of Herodes. Interior stage buildings looking W".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Dionysiae theatre from S. Wall of Acropolis".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Acropolis. Odeion of Herodes, interior looking S. W. (not = 4535)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theatre of Dionysos. Chair of priest of Dion, form side".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theatre of Dionysos. Altar founded in precinct".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theatre of Dionysos. One of the gangways".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theatre of Dionysos. Some capitals in".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Asklepieion, looking W. in the main building".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Asklepieion, Greek & Byzantine blocks in".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theatre of Asklepieion, large Corinthian capital in".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: The Stoa of Eumenes, junction of, with Odeion of Herodes".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Olympieion. View from N. E."
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Olympieion. late Ionic cap. in temenos".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Pnyx, bema of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Theseion. Eastern portico shewing entasis of columns".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Pnyx, retaining wall of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: portion of city wall near Dipylon gate".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Royal gardens, remains of Roman bath in".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: another view of Royal gardens, remains of Roman bath in (see 4576)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Horologion of Andronikos from S. W."
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Kapnikarea".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Daphni: monastery, mosaics in dome of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sacred Way: niches in rock, adjoining the".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi: basis & substructure of treasury with inscip. crossing a stone base near cut away".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Delphi: sacred way & stoa of Athenians".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mycenae: Lion gate".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mycenae: stairway on Acropolis".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tiryns: view across plain from E. gateway".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tiryns: great eastern gateway, detail of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tiryns: view across plain from E. gateway".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tiryns: floor of the bath room".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tiryns: great eastern gateway, general view".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Tiryns: block shewing saw marks (not = 4609)".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: Heroon, showing circular ground plan".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: bases of Zanes".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: Temple of Zeus, shattered column on S. of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: the small treasury between exedra & Sicyonian I".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: Triglyphed retaining wall of ashen altar".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: Temple of Zeus, site of the great statue".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: inside the 'work shop of Pheidias'".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: Entrance to Stadion".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olympia: Temple of Zeus, debris at E. and of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Arcadia: Mantineian plain looking N. (duplicate in glass)".