Frances Benjamin Johnston photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Collection Summary

Title	Frances Benjamin Johnston photograph collection (Library of Congress)
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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