Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Frances Benjamin Johnston photograph collection (Library of Congress) |
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Inclusive Dates | ca. 1864 - ca. 1947 |
Bulk Dates | 1897-1927 |
Call No. | Guide Record |
Creator | Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, collector |
Extent | 25,000 items |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021014 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/88707696 |
Summary | Primarily photographs by Frances B. Johnston, including portraits of prominent Americans, foreign dignitaries, and members of Washington, D.C., social and political circles. As a photojournalist she provided stories for magazines about schools, industries, and such events as world's fairs, ca. 1890-1913. Architecture and gardens in the United States, concentrating on the South, Mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Coast, ca. 1910-1945. Travels in Europe, Middle East, Bermuda, and across the United States, ca. 1899-1925. Also includes material collected by Johnston, such as artistic photos primarily by women photographers, family photos, albums, graphic ephemera, and architectural and watercolor drawings. |
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