We have obtained integrated spectra and multifilter photometry for a representative sample of ~200 nearby galaxies. These galaxies span the entire Hubble sequence in morphological type, as well as a wide range of luminosities (M_B_=-14 to -22) and colors (B-R=0.4-1.8). Here we describe the sample selection criteria and the U, B, R surface photometry for these galaxies. The spectrophotometric results will be presented in a companion paper (Cat. <J/ApJS/126/331>).