Category:Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress)
Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) was one of the first American women to achieve prominence as a photographer. Trained at the Académie Julian in Paris, she studied photography upon her return to Washington, D.C., in the mid-1880s and opened a professional studio circa 1890. Her family's social position gave Johnston access to the First Family and leading Washington political figures and launched her career as a photojournalist and portrait photographer. Johnston turned to garden and estate photography in 1910s.
Through copyright deposits, gifts of the photographer and the purchase of material from her estate, the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress has formed an extensive collection of Johnston's documentary assignments and architectural studies. The portion of the collection that is presented online in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection category are individual photographs for which copy negatives or digital files exist. This represents a small cross-section of the entire Johnston collection, which consists of an estimated 20,000 photographic prints and 3,700 glass and film negatives. (Most of the photographic prints have been grouped by subject matter into groups (LOTs). Catalog records describing those groups are available through the Groups of Images in High Demand category).
Images in the collection span the period 1850-1949, but the majority date between 1897 and 1927. The collection also includes photographs collected by Johnston, including images of family and friends and works by other women photographers.Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Media in category "Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress)"
The following 200 files are in this category, out of 893 total.
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"Arcady"--"where all the leaves are merry".jpg 2,881 × 3,602; 1.48 MB
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"Weld" Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. LCCN2014645153.jpg 6,153 × 4,966; 4.86 MB
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"Weld" Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. LCCN2014645153.tif 6,153 × 4,966; 87.44 MB
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(Two unidentified women being photographed) (LOC) (4483939157).jpg 1,024 × 832; 151 KB
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3 children sighting box cameras LCCN2006690032.jpg 1,536 × 971; 222 KB
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A class in drilling LCCN2001703615.jpg 1,154 × 1,536; 204 KB
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A class in sloyd (woodworking) LCCN98518686.jpg 4,096 × 3,291; 1.96 MB
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A class in sloyd (woodworking) LCCN98518686.tif 4,096 × 3,291; 12.86 MB
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A field trip to the Library of Congress LCCN2011648510.jpg 6,708 × 5,746; 4.4 MB
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A field trip to the Library of Congress LCCN2011648510.tif 6,708 × 5,746; 110.31 MB
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A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park LCCN2006676008.jpg 5,239 × 6,438; 3.21 MB
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A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park LCCN2006676008.tif 5,239 × 6,438; 32.17 MB
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A Holbein woman LCCN2004676237.tif 4,001 × 5,000; 57.24 MB
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A Kodak creates a sensation LCCN98506399.tif 2,056 × 1,665; 9.8 MB
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A primary school in the field LCCN2010646537.jpg 5,959 × 4,896; 9.7 MB
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A primary school in the field LCCN2010646537.tif 5,959 × 4,896; 27.84 MB
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Academie Julian, Paris, group of art students (derived).jpg 3,624 × 2,580; 1.48 MB
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Academie Julian, Paris, group of art students LCCN2001697170.jpg 3,714 × 2,652; 1.6 MB
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Academie Julian, Paris, group of art students LCCN2001697170.tif 3,714 × 2,652; 28.19 MB
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African American school children at work on a craft project LCCN2001699121.jpg 1,536 × 1,161; 152 KB
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African American school children at work on a craft project LCCN2001699121.tif 1,536 × 1,161; 1.7 MB
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African American schoolgirls in classroom, learning to sew LCCN2001699118.jpg 1,536 × 1,208; 251 KB
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African American schoolgirls in classroom, learning to sew LCCN2001699118.tif 1,536 × 1,208; 1.77 MB
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African American workers doing laundry at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing LCCN2006692523.tif 6,025 × 4,882; 28.07 MB
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Alice Roosevelt by Frances Benjamin Johnston - Original.tif 3,824 × 4,660; 50.99 MB
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Alice Roosevelt by Frances Benjamin Johnston.jpg 1,735 × 3,522; 5.73 MB
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Alice Roosevelt by Frances Benjamin Johnston.png 1,735 × 3,522; 9.62 MB
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Ambassador Cambon signing the Peace Protocol.jpg 932 × 684; 184 KB
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American Security & Trust Co. LCCN2001698315.jpg 1,536 × 1,125; 142 KB
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American Security & Trust Co. LCCN2001698315.tif 1,536 × 1,125; 1.65 MB
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American Security and Trust Co. LCCN2001698345.jpg 640 × 500; 21 KB
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American Security and Trust Co. LCCN2001698345.tif 1,536 × 1,201; 1.76 MB
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Anne Morgan House, 3 Sutton Place, New York, New York. Drawing room LCCN2010651144.jpg 6,160 × 4,904; 3.4 MB
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Anne Morgan House, 3 Sutton Place, New York, New York. Drawing room LCCN2010651144.tif 6,160 × 4,904; 86.46 MB
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Anne Morgan House, 3 Sutton Place, NYC, NY Drawing room (derived).jpg 5,725 × 4,556; 4.13 MB
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Antoine Lumière (painting portrait of posing man) LCCN2002706718.jpg 1,024 × 726; 361 KB
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Arithmetic class, 6th Division LCCN2001702346.jpg 1,536 × 1,169; 205 KB
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Arithmetic class, 6th Division LCCN2001702346.tif 1,536 × 1,169; 1.71 MB
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Art class, Eastern High School LCCN2001703611.jpg 1,536 × 1,150; 204 KB
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Art class, Eastern High School LCCN2001703611.tif 1,536 × 1,150; 1.69 MB
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Aster (aster) LCCN2008676000.tif 6,165 × 4,978; 87.84 MB
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At the museum - fourth grade LCCN2010646536.jpg 5,971 × 4,878; 14.82 MB
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At the museum - fourth grade LCCN2010646536.tif 5,971 × 4,878; 27.8 MB
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Baby Breath (gypsophilia) LCCN2008676024.jpg 6,073 × 4,971; 1.71 MB
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Baby Breath (gypsophilia) LCCN2008676024.tif 6,073 × 4,971; 86.41 MB
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Bachelor's German - National Rifles Hall LCCN2001698368.jpg 1,536 × 1,174; 309 KB
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Bachelor's German - National Rifles Hall LCCN2001698368.tif 1,536 × 1,174; 1.72 MB
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Backyard gardens in New York City LCCN2008678816.jpg 6,438 × 5,195; 4.58 MB
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Backyard gardens in New York City LCCN2008678816.tif 6,438 × 5,195; 31.9 MB
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Baptistery, Pisa, Italy LCCN90709549.jpg 4,096 × 3,312; 1.89 MB
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Barnes house, Warrenton Road, Scott's Hill, Falmouth LCCN2009633439.jpg 4,559 × 5,723; 4.15 MB
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Barnes house, Warrenton Road, Scott's Hill, Falmouth LCCN2009633439.tif 4,559 × 5,723; 74.66 MB
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Basil Gordon warehouse, Scott's Hill, Falmouth LCCN2009633437.jpg 1,024 × 813; 140 KB
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Basil Gordon warehouse, Scott's Hill, Falmouth LCCN2009633437.tif 5,695 × 4,519; 73.64 MB
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Bedroom in the White House, Washington, D.C. LCCN2001695067.jpg 4,096 × 3,341; 2 MB
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Bedroom in the White House, Washington, D.C. LCCN2001695067.tif 4,096 × 3,341; 13.05 MB
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Bell Flower (campanula) LCCN2008676009.jpg 6,113 × 4,919; 2.52 MB
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Bell Flower (campanula) LCCN2008676009.tif 6,113 × 4,919; 86.07 MB
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Bell Flower (campanula) LCCN2008676013.jpg 6,093 × 4,939; 2.3 MB
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Bell Flower (campanula) LCCN2008676013.tif 6,093 × 4,939; 86.14 MB
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Belmont, dining room mantel LCCN2009633419.jpg 4,553 × 5,698; 3.66 MB
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Belmont, dining room mantel LCCN2009633419.tif 4,553 × 5,698; 74.23 MB
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Belmont, west front, Falmouth LCCN2009633436.jpg 5,740 × 4,503; 4.39 MB
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Belmont, west front, Falmouth LCCN2009633436.tif 5,740 × 4,503; 73.96 MB
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Belmont, west front, Falmouth.jpg 977 × 766; 302 KB
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Benjamin family group portrait, posed around a column LCCN2004664334.jpg 1,024 × 822; 202 KB
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Benjamin family group portrait, posed around a column LCCN2004664334.tif 1,457 × 1,170; 4.88 MB
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Biology class, Washington, D.C LCCN2001703636.tif 1,536 × 1,190; 1.75 MB
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Blanche Sweet(?) in costume LCCN2002713068.jpg 3,253 × 4,096; 1.45 MB
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Blanche Sweet(?) in costume LCCN2002713068.tif 3,253 × 4,096; 12.71 MB
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Blanchesweet 2.jpg 3,253 × 4,096; 1.01 MB
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Bread & milk LCCN2004676240.jpg 2,697 × 4,096; 1.39 MB
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Breaker boys in Kohinor mine, Shenandoah City, Pa. LCCN93500119.jpg 5,728 × 4,248; 2.92 MB
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Breaker boys in Kohinor mine, Shenandoah City, Pa. LCCN93500119.tif 5,728 × 4,248; 69.62 MB
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Building of the McMillan Commission model, ca. 1902 LCCN2012647963.jpg 6,201 × 4,912; 1.76 MB
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Building of the McMillan Commission model, ca. 1902 LCCN2012647963.tif 6,201 × 4,912; 87.17 MB
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Bureau engraving & printing - stamp division LCCN2004679197.jpg 5,065 × 4,099; 2.74 MB
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Bureau engraving & printing - stamp division LCCN2004679197.tif 5,065 × 4,099; 19.8 MB
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Bureau Engraving & Printing no. 32 LCCN2015647067.jpg 4,704 × 2,740; 1.7 MB
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Bureau Engraving & Printing no. 32 LCCN2015647067.tif 4,704 × 2,740; 36.88 MB
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Stamp Division LCCN2003654729.jpg 4,544 × 5,904; 2.98 MB
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Stamp Division LCCN2003654729.tif 4,544 × 5,904; 76.8 MB
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Burn's cottage (earliest building on site of D.C.) LCCN2012646630.jpg 1,024 × 819; 512 KB
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Burn's cottage (earliest building on site of D.C.) LCCN2012646630.tif 6,157 × 4,926; 28.96 MB
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Burn's cottage 02131v.jpg 969 × 790; 491 KB
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Cabin on alley by Fall Run, Scott's Hill, Falmouth LCCN2009633445.jpg 5,633 × 4,469; 3.25 MB
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Cabin on alley by Fall Run, Scott's Hill, Falmouth LCCN2009633445.tif 5,633 × 4,469; 72.03 MB
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Cabinet room, figures LCCN2012646619.jpg 6,112 × 4,974; 2.21 MB
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Cabinet room, figures LCCN2012646619.tif 6,112 × 4,974; 87.01 MB