Thera: View of the sea from above at Fira
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 03/2282.6130 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass lantern slide, standard 3.25 x 3.25 inch square. |
| Dimensions | 8 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Fira Thera Island |
| Dates | 1906 |
| 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: "Thera: view of sea from above". The slide has been cropped on all sides from the negative. |
| Notes | The image may come from an Easter cruise of the Hellenic Travellers Club on the S.Y. Argonaut ca. 1906. The slide croped out the notches, top and bottom, from the negative. Additional cropping on right and left side. The image appears in the SPHS Slide Set: No Author (ca. 1932) Greek Scenery, slide number 31. |
| 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. |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/3768.6130], Thera: View of the sea from above, 1906
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| Reference |
1907 JHS 27: 3rd accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxiii.SPHS 6130. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 29.SPHS 6130. Link to article |