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Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, Underhill gave eleven lectures to the society on a variety of topics. All of his lectures were illustrated by his hand-painted and photographic lantern slides. His lectures for the society included:
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Underhill also photographed family, friends and society members on leisure outings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A selection of these photographs has been shown in exhibitions at the
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Underhill was active in Oxford's intellectual community and helped to found the
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In 1897, Underhill became a member of the Oxford Camera Club. He regularly gave lectures to the club, mostly on technical subjects to do with photograph technology.
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