About the SPHS BSA 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: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 286. Boeotia, Gla, gateway".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 5. Boeotia, Glisas (near Thebes) polygonal wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 600. Boeotia, Helicon from near Coroneia".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 34. Boeotia, Helicon from near Skripou".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 414. Boeotia, Helicon from railway".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 68. Boeotia, Hyampolis, N. wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 55. Boeotia, Hyampolis, E. walls and tower".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 1034. Boeotia, Likeri, lake, Hylae from the Ptoion".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 161. Boeotia, Orckomenos, E wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 162. Boeotia, Orckomenos, Acrop. NE wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 163. Boeotia, Orckomenos, view from Acrop. to Skripou".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 164. Boeotia, Orckomenos Acrop. from Skripou".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 165. Boeotia, Orchomenos Acrop. walls from SW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 186. Boeotia, Orckomenos W wall and gate".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 246. Boeotia, Orckomenos church at Skripou".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 87. Boeotia, Plataea, site looking N".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 574. Boeotia, Plataea, tower and walls from S".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 266. Boeotia, Plataea, S wall and tower".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 654. Boeotia, Plataea, Sarcophogi".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 654. Boeotia, Thebes, from S".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 269. Boeotia, Titkoreia".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 1031. Boeotia, Titkoreia tower and walls".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 589. Boeotia, Titkoreia tower and walls, Parnassus behind".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Gla, Boeotia, S wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Lake Lukeri, Boeotia, from the NW".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Helikion summit from near Thespiae".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 679. Corinth &c., Acrocorinthus & temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 416. Corinth &c., temple and Hellenic tower".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 565. Corinth &c., temple from SW". The entry has been struck out in the SPHS register, presumably deaccessioned.
The original description in the SPHS register from the previous description reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 884. Corinth &c., gulf of Corinth [...]". The entry in the SPHS register has been covered in white tape, but contains ditto marks from the previous entry.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Nemea, plain & temple".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 1026. Crete. Anapolis". The image shows a Cretan figure with a rifle in the foreground.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 44. Crete. Aptera (near Suda Bay) walls".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 881. Crete. Aptera W wall".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 751. Crete. Aradena, Farangi road".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 667. Crete. Aradena, Farangi road".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 682. Crete. Aradena, descent from plateau to Sphakia".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 727. Crete. Askyphon, Farangi looking N".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 728. Crete. Askyphon, Farangi narrowest part".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 947. Crete. Askyphoporto".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 720. Crete. Chora from E".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 753. Crete. H. Rumeli, gorge looking S".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 754. Crete. H. Rumeli, gorge looking S".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 755. Crete. H. Rumeli, gorge from Omalo ridge".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 756. Crete. H. Rumeli, gorge looking up stream below Samaria".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 757. Crete. H. Rumeli, gorge entrance fro sea beach".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 668. Crete. H. Rumeli, village".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 856. Crete. H. Rumeli, Mts. to W of".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 681. Crete. H. Rumeli, Portes looking S".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Mr. Atchley's numbering: 729. Crete. H. Rumeli, Portes looking N".