Frances Benjamin Johnston collection, 1935-1936.

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Frances Benjamin Johnston collection, 1935-1936.

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The Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) Collection contains photographs made between 1935 and 1938 of historic structures of architectural interest throughout North Carolina. Many of the photographs in this collection subsequently appeared in "The Early Architecture of North Carolina" by Frances Benjamin Johnston and Thomas T. Waterman.

ca. 2000 images (ca. 3.57 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7484000

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

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Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national...