Troy: VI City Walls of buildings on the S. side
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/2120.5601 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative taken from a photograph print taken from a SPHS index card. |
| Dimensions | 16 x 12 cm |
| Place |
Troy |
| Dates | 1903-1904 |
| Donor/Creator |
Brown, Mr Adam |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images donated by the Argonaut Camera Club, taken on excursions and cruises in Greece and Asia Minor. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Troy: VI city walls". |
| Notes | The image may come from an Easter cruise of the Hellenic Travellers Club on the S.Y. Argonaut. According to the Times account of the first "Argonaut" schoolmaster cruise in 1901 (April 26, 1901, p. 11), Troy was not on the itinerary. Therefore, dates must be either 1903 or 1904 as there were no schoolmaster cruises in 1902. On the index card is the caption "Troy. 6th city walls of buildings on S. side"; it also contains an "S" which indicates that a slide was made. The image appears in the SPHS Slide Set by D.G. Hogarth (ca. 1923) Alexander the Great, slide number 8. |
| Further information | Hellenic Travellers Club The Hellenic Travellers Club consisted of school teachers and others interested in educational cruises to the Eastern Mediterranean. Initiated by Henry Lunn, the club was formalised in 1905, but grew out of experimental cruises called Argonaut Cruises (after the steam yacht) - first in 1901 and then in 1903 and 1904. Annual spring cruises began in 1905, continued until the First World War and resumed in 1924 before finally halting with advent of the Second World War Many of the passengers from 1901 onward were keen photographers - initially referred to as the Argonaut Camera Club - and a number of their images were donated to the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies or made their way into private collections. The Hellenic Travellers Club produced annual proceedings which published many of the lectures given on board, illustrated with photographs from the tours. See: Harlan, D. 2018. "More than Armchair Travellers" ARGO 8: 19-21. |
| Reference |
1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xc.SPHS 5601. Link to article Baikie, J. 1910. The sea-kings of Crete. facing 16, pl. III. 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 19.SPHS 5601. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 67.SPHS 5601. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Slide Lists. 149.SPHS 5601. Link to article 1921 JHS 41: Slide Sets. lxiv.SPHS 5601. Link to article |