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Frances Benjamin Johnston - To a Greek girl

Frances Benjamin Johnston - To a Greek girl

Photograph shows a young woman dressed in a classically-inspired gown, holding a lyre as if playing it. Used as illustration of an Austin Dobson poem of the same title published in In Arcadia / Emma Justine Far... More

[Pageant participants costumed as Pilgrims and Natives, posed beneath a banner "En Avant!"]

[Pageant participants costumed as Pilgrims and Natives, posed beneath ...

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[General Shelley, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk,facing left]

[General Shelley, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, ...

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House orchids, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

White House orchids, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain scan of 19th-century botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frances Benjamin Johnston - White House, east corridor

Frances Benjamin Johnston - White House, east corridor

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: LC-J698-81347

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Baptistery, Pisa, Italy]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Baptistery, Pisa, Italy]

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Bancroft, 1800-1891 - Public domain  print

George Bancroft, 1800-1891 - Public domain print

Three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk in library; man (Hermann?) standing in background. On back of print: "Hon. George Bancroft and Hermann." and "Taken on H. St., 85 yrs old." Title and other informa... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [White House conservatory, Washington, D.C.]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [White House conservatory, Washington, D.C...

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: LC-J698-81319.

[Young woman draped in diaphanous material,facing front, half-length portrait] / Walter G. Chase.

[Young woman draped in diaphanous material,facing front, half-length p...

Title devised by staff. Signed on item. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948.

[Alice Pike Barney, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Alice Pike Barney, half-length portrait, facing front]

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. No. 509. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man (banker?) seated at desk in American Security and Trust Co., Washington, D.C.]

[Man (banker?) seated at desk in American Security and Trust Co., Wash...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Howard Pyle, 1853-1911 - Public domain portrait print

Howard Pyle, 1853-1911 - Public domain portrait print

Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: BI; Ph... More

John Willock Noble, 1831-1912 - Public domain portrait print

John Willock Noble, 1831-1912 - Public domain portrait print

Three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, left profile. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings... More

Wind-swept sedges, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Wind-swept sedges, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Photoprint by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Helen Hay, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Helen Hay, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of poet, writer and philanthropist Helen Julia Hay (Mrs. Helen Payne Whitney), seated in front of door, facing front. She was a daughter of ambassador and statesm... More

Mattie Edwards Hewitt, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Mattie Edwards Hewitt, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Three-quarter length portrait, leaning on window sill, facing left. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card t... More

[Palace of Mechanic Arts and lagoon at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois]

[Palace of Mechanic Arts and lagoon at the World's Columbian Expositio...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Photograph made by Photoduplication Service from original glass negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual his... More

Transportation Bldg. [being built], World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Transportation Bldg. [being built], World's Columbian Exposition, Chic...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Exhibitions.

World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.: Long boat on Venetian canal

World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.: Long boat on Venetian can...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Exhibitions Illinois; Shelf.

Mammoth Cave, Edmondson Co., Ky: Heaps of earth

Mammoth Cave, Edmondson Co., Ky: Heaps of earth

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Caves; Ky. M- C-; Shelf.

White House bedroom, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

White House bedroom, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: LC-J698-81352.

Portrait Photograph: Helen Bice, Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Portrait Photograph: Helen Bice, Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a woman in a dress, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington,... More

Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough - Public domain portrait print

Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough - Public domain portrait print

Mrs. Henry Clay Hansbrough, full-length portrait, seated, facing front. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption ca... More

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, ca. 1898 - field trip to marsh - studying soil formation by quiet water and plants]

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, ca. 1898 - field trip to marsh ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Liberal Arts & Science... More

[Eight African American children, in kindergarten, learning washing and ironing at Whittier Primary School, Hampton, Virginia]

[Eight African American children, in kindergarten, learning washing an...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. 9. Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Class in solid geometery, Manual Training]

[Class in solid geometery, Manual Training]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "Manual Training."

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Uniformed cadets, Central High School]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Uniformed cadets, Central High School]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "Central High School."

[School children learning a dance in a school yard, Washington, D.C.]

[School children learning a dance in a school yard, Washington, D.C.]

No. 343. In album: "Public Schools - 7th Division." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Children seated in classroom, Washington, D.C.]

[Children seated in classroom, Washington, D.C.]

In album: "1st Division." Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Elementary school children studying map of city, Washington, D.C.]

[Elementary school children studying map of city, Washington, D.C.]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "5th Division and Kindergarten."

[Class from Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, looking at cannon at Fort Monroe]

[Class from Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, looking at cannon at...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. 8. Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Girls on the playground]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Girls on the playground]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "4th Division."

[Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1899 - Classroom scenes - painting carriages]

[Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1899 - Classroom scenes - painting carri...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Vocational Training. C... More

[Washington, D.C. Public Schools - classroom scenes and school activities]

[Washington, D.C. Public Schools - classroom scenes and school activit...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. In album: "8th Division."

[American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia 1900(?) - women studying human respiratory system]

[American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, H...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Home Economics & Whitt... More

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, ca. 1898 - 11 students in uniform playing guitars, banjos, mandolins, and cello]

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, ca. 1898 - 11 students in unifo...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Campus & Rural Life. C... More

[Young girl with a hat tied with a large bow, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / EW.

[Young girl with a hat tied with a large bow, head-and-shoulders portr...

Signed with photographer's monogram. FBJ label no. 118. Prior to 1901 photographer known as Eva Lawrence Watson. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjam... More

[Self-portrait of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston in her studio at 1332 V Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.]

[Self-portrait of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston in her studio...

Half length view, seated at small table, facing slightly right; between spinning wheel and fireplace. No. 8746, Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; B.I.; Homes; Spinning; F... More

[Woman doing bookbinding at Roycroft Shops, E. Aurora, N.Y.]

[Woman doing bookbinding at Roycroft Shops, E. Aurora, N.Y.]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School]

Students in classroom. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. No. 896. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warder House, Washington, D.C. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Warder House, Washington, D.C. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Exterior, Benjamin H. Warder House, 1515 K Street, N.W. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item, with subsequent revisions. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).... More

We're going to have warm potatoes!

We're going to have warm potatoes!

Photograph shows a young boy and two younger girls, dressed in colonial-era(?) clothing, standing together. Photograph was an illustration for story "The Candles" in Brownell's book, Dream children. Published t... More

[Home of Phoebe Apperson Hearst (widow of George Hearst) at 1400 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.]

[Home of Phoebe Apperson Hearst (widow of George Hearst) at 1400 New H...

Interior: detail of fireplace, in front of which is altarpiece with reproduction of Raphael's Sistene Madonna; Russian icons; table set for tea. (Same room as LC-USZ62-56690.) Title and other information transc... More

The last portrait of McKinley, Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 5, 1901

The last portrait of McKinley, Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 5, 1901

H8606 U.S. Copyright Office. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. J713-1738. Formerly in LOT 2967. Caption card tra... More

In darkest Africa, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

In darkest Africa, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Photograph shows an African woman washing clothes at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1841-1935

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1841-1935

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item, with subsequent revisions. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in L... More

[Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.]

[Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Original glass plate negative: LC-J694-51. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. LOT subdivision subject: Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute - In... More

[Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: two stagecoaches passing on mt. road]

[Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: two stagecoaches passing on mt. roa...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio. Worker house gardens after landscaping]

[National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio. Worker house gardens af...

Site History. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company. Today: Garden not extant. On slide (printed): "Property of National Cash Regi... More

["Inellan," Walter Douglas house, Channel Drive, Montecito, California. Pergola at the Pacific Ocean]

["Inellan," Walter Douglas house, Channel Drive, Montecito, California...

Site History. House Architecture: Francis Townsend Underhill, built 1902, with changes for Walter Douglas ca. 1906. Landscape: Francis Townsend Underhill, from 1902. Associated Name: Edith Bell (Mrs. Walter) Do... More

"Before" at Wakefield, New York City, throug[h] driveway was built

"Before" at Wakefield, New York City, throug[h] driveway was built

Photo shows Wakefield swamp before reclamation, Wakefield, Bronx, N.Y. On slide (handwritten): "Bronx Parkway Comm. 'Before' [...] at Wakefield, N.Y. Cithy throug[...] drieveway was built." On slide (printed): ... More

[Interior of John R. McLean House, 1500 I St., N.W., Washington, D.C. - view of ballroom showing fireplace and four tapestries]

[Interior of John R. McLean House, 1500 I St., N.W., Washington, D.C. ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Architecture Details; Washington, D.C. Houses; BI Res... More

[Bedroom with fireplace, and padded chaise longue, in home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Bedroom with fireplace, and padded chaise longue, in home of Edmund C...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of bedroom, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bedroom with fireplace, padded chaise longue, window, and polar bear rug, in home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Bedroom with fireplace, padded chaise longue, window, and polar bear ...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fireplace, with words "In Deo solo coneido", in home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Fireplace, with words "In Deo solo coneido", in home of Edmund Cogswe...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Facade of home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, with lily pond in foreground, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Facade of home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, with lily pond in foregro...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of a small pond with a house on a background, reflection in the water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified house and garden, possibly Maine or Massachusetts. Lawn parterre and flower borders]

[Unidentified house and garden, possibly Maine or Massachusetts. Lawn ...

Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Condition caution: ... More

["Drumthwacket," Moses Taylor Pyne House, 354 Stockton Road, Princeton, New Jersey. Temple at upper pond]

["Drumthwacket," Moses Taylor Pyne House, 354 Stockton Road, Princeton...

Site History. House Architecture: Additions to existing 1833 Greek Revival house by Raleigh Colston Gildersleeve in 1893 and 1900. Landscape: Daniel Webster Langton, from 1893, the year Moses Taylor Pyne purch... More

["The Orchard," James Lawrence Breese house, 151 Hill Street, Southampton, New York. Entrance drive]

["The Orchard," James Lawrence Breese house, 151 Hill Street, Southamp...

Site History. House Architecture: McKim, Mead & White, 1898-1907. Landscape: McKim, Mead & White, 1898-1907. For 1906 plan of this garden, see slide LC-J717-X103-3. Today: House, converted to Whitefield condomi... More

[George Fisher Baker house, Tuxedo Park, New York. Rhododendron]

[George Fisher Baker house, Tuxedo Park, New York. Rhododendron]

Site History. House Architecture: James Brown Lord, 1887 for Pierre Lorillard, acquired by George Fisher Baker in 1895. Landscape: Clarence Fowler, circa 1912. Today: House but not garden extant. On lantern sli... More

[Grey-Croft," Stephen Swete Cummins house, Huntting Lane, East Hampton, New York. Japanese iris garden, pathway]

[Grey-Croft," Stephen Swete Cummins house, Huntting Lane, East Hampton...

Site History. House Architecture: Isaac Henry Green Jr. for Lorenzo Guernsey Woodhouse. Landscape: Emma Woodhouse (Mrs. Stephen S.) Cummins. Other: Emma Woodhouse Cummins (1846-1908), after being married to Lor... More

[Dr. Peter Brown Wyckoff house, Gin Lane, Southampton, New York. Flower border]

[Dr. Peter Brown Wyckoff house, Gin Lane, Southampton, New York. Flowe...

Site History. House Architecture: Barney & Chapman, built circa 1900. Landscape: Hicks Nursery, Jericho, New York, circa 1900. Associated Name: Cora Dillon (Mrs. Peter B.) Wyckoff. Other: Later known as "Wooldo... More

["The Appletrees," Henry Eugene Coe house, Southampton, New York. View to house]

["The Appletrees," Henry Eugene Coe house, Southampton, New York. View...

Site History. House architecture: 19th century farmhouse with additions. Associated Name: Eva Johnston (Mrs. Henry E.) Coe. On slide (handwritten): "C," "[...] Southampton," and no. "35..." Also, blue star sti... More

["The Fens," Lorenzo Easton Woodhouse house, Huntting Lane, East Hampton, New York. Pathway]

["The Fens," Lorenzo Easton Woodhouse house, Huntting Lane, East Hampt...

Site History. House Architecture: Joseph Greenleaf Thorp, by 1903. Landscape: Maurice Collins, gardener. Associated name: Mary Kennedy (Mrs. Lorenzo E.) Woodhouse.Today: House and garden not extant. Photographe... More

["Gray Gardens," Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampton, New York. Bench inside northeast gate]

["Gray Gardens," Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampto...

Site History. House Architecture: Joseph Greenleaf Thorp, 1897. Landscape: Anna Gilman (Mrs. Robert C.) Hill. Other: Robert C. Hill acquired the house and four acres and half in 1913; Edith Bouvier Beale owned ... More

["Gray Gardens," Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampton, New York. East gate to tool house]

["Gray Gardens," Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampto...

Site History. House Architecture: Joseph Greenleaf Thorp, 1897. Landscape: Anna Gilman (Mrs. Robert C.) Hill. Other: Robert C. Hill acquired the house and four acres and half in 1913; Edith Bouvier Beale owned ... More

["Gray Gardens," Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampton, New York. Plan]

["Gray Gardens," Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampto...

Site History. House: Joseph Greenleaf Thorp, 1897. Landscape: Anna Gilman (Mrs. Robert C.) Hill. Other: Robert C. Hill acquired the house and four acres and half in 1913; Edith Bouvier Beale owned this house, n... More

["The Elms," Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. Terrace statue]

["The Elms," Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhod...

Site History. House Architecture: Horace Trumbauer, 1899-1901, 1911. Landscape: Horace Trumbauer, 1907-1914. Gardener: Bruce Butterton. Today: Open to the public as a house and garden museum by the Preservation... More

"Millefiori," Albert Barnes Boardman house, Great Plains Road and Coopers Neck Lane, Southampton, New York. Flower border

"Millefiori," Albert Barnes Boardman house, Great Plains Road and Coop...

Site History. House Architecture: Hill & Stout, 1910. Landscape: Marian Cruger Coffin, 1910. Associated Name: Georgina Gertrude Bonner (Mrs. Albert B.) Boardman. Other: Also known as "Villa Mille Fiori." Today:... More

["Armsea Hall," Charles Frederick Hoffman Jr. house, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island. Rose-covered wall]

["Armsea Hall," Charles Frederick Hoffman Jr. house, Narragansett Bay,...

Site History. House Architecture: Francis Laurens Vinton Hoppin, Hoppin & Koen, completed 1901. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers, 1911-1918. Associated Name: Zelia Krumbhaar (Mrs. Charles F.) Hoffman, Jr. Today: Hou... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Reproduction of print showing apiary]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Reproduction of print showing apiary]

Photograph of an unidentified woodcut. On slide (printed): Red outline flower design, "Set no.," "Slide No.," and "Title" (all blank). Also, red seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston.... More

["Killenworth," George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York. View to tea house from swimming pool]

["Killenworth," George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York. View t...

Site History. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913. Site and drive planning in "Dosoris," the Pratt family compound with houses belonging to the chil... More

[East Hampton Free Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton, New York. Entrance to garden]

[East Hampton Free Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton, New York. E...

Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Condition caution: ... More

["Bartow Mansion," International Garden Club, 895 Shore Bay Road, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York. Terrace fountain]

["Bartow Mansion," International Garden Club, 895 Shore Bay Road, Pelh...

Site History. House Architecture: 1842 house renovated by Delano & Aldrich for the International Garden Club, 1914. Landscape: Delano & Aldrich, 1914. Associated Name: Zelia Krumbhaar (Mrs. Charles F.) Hoffman... More

[Reproduction of print showing Axarian Pleasure Garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia. View to trellis]

[Reproduction of print showing Axarian Pleasure Garden, Saint Petersbu...

Photograph of a copper plate engraving, "Prospectus Horti Deliciarum Axariani," from the workshop of Giovanni Antonio Remondini, Bassano, Italy, 1780. On slide: Blind embossed stamp: "Frances B. Johnston, New Y... More

["Girdle Ridge Estate of William Fahnestock Esq., Katonah, New York"]

["Girdle Ridge Estate of William Fahnestock Esq., Katonah, New York"]

Photograph of a plan of house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913. On slide (handwritten): "Girdle Ridge, Plan. Wm. Fahnestock, Katonah." Possibly photographed by Fran... More

[Wildflowers in bloom], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

[Wildflowers in bloom], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Condition caution: unmounted slide. Note: silvering at edges. On sleeve (handwritten b... More

["The Dunes," Frank Bestow Wiborg house, Highway Behind the Pond, East Hampton, New York. Lily pool]

["The Dunes," Frank Bestow Wiborg house, Highway Behind the Pond, East...

Site History. House Architecture: Grosvenor Atterbury, 1895. Associated Name: Adleine Sherman (Mrs. Frank Bestow) Wiborg. Other: The house was on 600 acres between Hook Pond and the Atlantic Ocean. Today: House... More

[Reproduction of title page for Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris by John Parkinson, London, 1656]

[Reproduction of title page for Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris ...

Photograph of a title page with Garden of Eden. On slide: Blind embossed stamp: "Frances B. Johnston, New York." And, red seal sticker. On slide (printed): Red outline flower design, "Set no.," "Slide No.," and... More

["Hampton," John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland. First parterre]

["Hampton," John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland. First ...

Site History. House Architecture: Captain Charles Ridgley and Jehu Hall, architect and master carpenter, from 1783. Landscape: Boxwood parterres designed originally by Charles Carnon Ridgely 1795-1810. Today: T... More

[Wildflowers in bloom], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

[Wildflowers in bloom], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Condition caution: unmounted slide. Note: silvering at edge as if in contact with a pa... More

[Reproduction of illustration showing Hanging Gardens of Babylon]

[Reproduction of illustration showing Hanging Gardens of Babylon]

Photograph of drawing by V. Foulquier reproduced in Arthur Mangin, Les Jardins: Histoire et Description, 1867. On slide: Red seal sticker. On slide (printed): "Set no.," "Slide No.," and "Title" (all blank). On... More

["Marshfield," George Woodward Wickersham house, Cedarhurst, New York. Bridge to guest's island in Japanese garden]

["Marshfield," George Woodward Wickersham house, Cedarhurst, New York....

Site History. House architecture: Foster, Gade & Graham. Landscape: Mary Rutherfurd Jay, 1914. Today: Garden not extant. Associated Name: Mildred Wendell (Mrs. George W) Wickersham. Photographed when Frances Be... More

Pageant - Long Island, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Pageant - Long Island, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

12 women in costumes, 4 posed with fruit on their heads, putting on pageant at altar, with smoke in forest behind them. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johns... More

["House and Garden on the Estate of Reverend Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island"]

["House and Garden on the Estate of Reverend Joseph Hutcheson, Warren,...

Photograph of "Villaserra" plan in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913 On slide (handwritten): "Hutcheson, Rev. Jos., Plan, Warren, R.I." Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin J... More

[Reproduction of frontispiece in Catalogue Plantarum by Thomas Fairchild, 1723]

[Reproduction of frontispiece in Catalogue Plantarum by Thomas Fairchi...

Photograph of a frontispiece with two men and one woman in a formal garden with a border of fruits and flowers. On slide: Red seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title and date inf... More

[Reproduction of print showing Plantago plant]

[Reproduction of print showing Plantago plant]

Photograph of a (left) woodcut, from Gart der Gesundheit, 1485; (right) woodcut, from Leonard Fuchs, De historia stirpium, Basel, 1542 On slide: Blind embossed stamp: "Frances B. Johnston, New York." Possibly p... More

[Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut. View from pergola]

[Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut. View from ...

Site History. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, begun 1911. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted and Percival Gallagher, Olmsted Brothers; from 1907-1911. Today: Garden not extant. On slide (handwritten): "S... More

[Bell Flower (campanula)], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

[Bell Flower (campanula)], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Loose lantern slide mat window in sleeve. Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection ... More

[Reproduction of print showing Water wheel, Archimedian screw, and pavilion]

[Reproduction of print showing Water wheel, Archimedian screw, and pav...

Photograph of an unidentified diagramatic engraving. On slide (handwritten): no. "196." Also, blind embossed stamp: "Frances B. Johnston, New York." Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters,... More

[Reproduction of print showing Cosmic ash tree]

[Reproduction of print showing Cosmic ash tree]

Photograph of 19th century engraving of the Yggdrasil from Finn Magnusen, Eddalaren. On slide : Red seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title and date information provided by Sam W... More

[Reproduction of print showing Riegelspeil and theater in Nymphenberg garden, Munich, Germany]

[Reproduction of print showing Riegelspeil and theater in Nymphenberg ...

Photograph of an engraving dated 1730. On slide: Red seal sticker. On slide (printed): Red outline flower design, "Set no.," "Slide No.," and "Title" (all blank). Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johns... More

["Glendessary," Robert Cameron  Rogers house, Glendessary Lane, Mission Heights, Santa Barbara, California. Fountain]

["Glendessary," Robert Cameron Rogers house, Glendessary Lane, Missio...

Site History. House Architecture: Tudor revival house of Mission Canyon stone, designed by Samuel Illsley and built in 1899 by Christopher Tornoe. Landscape: Peter Poole, stone mason, and his brother, Thomas Po... More

["Uplands," Charles Templeton Crocker house, 400 Uplands Drive, Hillsborough, California. View to porte cochère terrace across reflecting pool]

["Uplands," Charles Templeton Crocker house, 400 Uplands Drive, Hillsb...

Site History. House Architecture: Willis Jefferson Polk, built 1913-1915. Landscape: Willis Jefferson Polk, from 1913 on 160 acres. Other: Garden not extant, house now Crystal Springs Uplands School. Slide used... More

[Gardener watering cold frame plants, posed to illustrate Rudyard Kipling's poem The Glory of the Garden]

[Gardener watering cold frame plants, posed to illustrate Rudyard Kipl...

No. R.I. 1105. No. 359. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Print made by the Library of Congress. Frances Benjamin Johnston posed gardeners performing gardening jobs to illustrate the pop... More

[Hamilton Rice Home in Newport, Rhode Island, exterior view of side of house, showing potted trees on terrace]

[Hamilton Rice Home in Newport, Rhode Island, exterior view of side of...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of a palace in France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

["Mi Sueño," Herbert Coppell house, 1245 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, California. Pergola]

["Mi Sueño," Herbert Coppell house, 1245 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena,...

Site History. House Architecture: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue, built 1916; Carlton Monroe Winslow, supervising architect. Landscape: Paul George Thiene, 1916. Associated Name: Georgia Myers (Mrs. Herbert) Coppell... More

[James Kennedy Moffitt house, 86 Sea View Avenue, Piedmont, California. View from house to water terrace]

[James Kennedy Moffitt house, 86 Sea View Avenue, Piedmont, California...

Site History. House Architecture: Willis Jefferson Polk, built 1912. Landscape: Probably Willis Jefferson Polk. Associated Name: Pauline Fore (Mrs. James K.) Moffitt. Today: Only house extant. Pan with pipe, sc... More

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Detail of mural, "The Milk Toast", exterior wall]

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Ro...

Mural of an Italian Renaissance couple toasting each other. The words "Mistress" and "Master" appear above their heads; "The Milk Toast" is written below the glasses. Mural painted by Joseph Lindon Smith. No. R... More

["Mi Sueño," Herbert Coppell house, 1245 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, California. View from dining room to reflecting pool]

["Mi Sueño," Herbert Coppell house, 1245 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena,...

Photo shows the fountain head sculpture, "Medusa," by Marie Apel. (Sculptor is identified as Apel in Country Life in America, 1923, and Reginald T. Townsend, The Book of Gardens and Gardening, 1924). Site Histo... More

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