Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952)

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Name: Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952)
Nationality: American
Biography: Johnston was the first recognized female press photographer in the United States. She was associated with the Photo-Secession and the Camera Club on New York. In 1909, Johnston began a series of photographs documenting historic buildings and gardens in the southern United States. American photographer.

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Class in English or penmanship, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1901 (b/w photo)

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Class in Government, 1901 (b/w photo)

Native Americans during mathematics class at Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1901 (b/w photo)

Classroom instruction in art, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, c.1901-03 (b/w photo)

Male Native American students in physical education class, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, c.1901-03 (b/w photo)

Opening of 59th Congress, 1906 (b/w photo)

The House called to order--Opening of 59th Congress, 1906 (b/w photo)

Edith Wharton's French villa at St. Brice-sous-Forêt, with garden in foreground. 1925 photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston

The signing of the Protocol of Peace, 1898 (b/w photo)

Self-portrait, c.1890 (b/w photo)

President Roosevelt, 1902 (b/w photo)

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Self-Portrait (as 'New Woman'), 1896 (gelatin silver print)

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