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Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia - before entering school - seven Indian children of uneducated parents

Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia - before entering school - seven ...

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

[A field trip to the Library of Congress]

[A field trip to the Library of Congress]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "3rd Division."

[School children and three terrapin, Washington, D.C.]

[School children and three terrapin, Washington, D.C.]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "Public Schools - 6th Division."

[Group portrait of friends at social gathering, seated and standing with tea cups, in domestic setting]

[Group portrait of friends at social gathering, seated and standing wi...

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

[Classroom scene in 1st Division school, Washington, D.C.]

[Classroom scene in 1st Division school, Washington, D.C.]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "1st Division."

[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. 344. In album: "Public Schools - 7th Division." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Group of public school children looking at bears in the National Zoo(?), Washington, D.C.]

[Group of public school children looking at bears in the National Zoo(...

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

[2nd Division grade school pupils examining mail box, Washington, D.C.]

[2nd Division grade school pupils examining mail box, Washington, D.C....

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "2nd Division."

[Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1899 - Classroom scenes - Bible history]

[Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1899 - Classroom scenes - Bible history]

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

[Students in the Reading Room of the Library of Congress with the Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam, watching]

[Students in the Reading Room of the Library of Congress with the Libr...

No. 354. In album: "Public Schools - 7th Division." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp,  Newport News, Virginia, 1900]

[African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp, Newport ...

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.

[Group of school children in front of statue of George Washington, Washington, D.C.]

[Group of school children in front of statue of George Washington, Was...

No. 356. In album: "Public Schools - 7th Division." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Biology class, Washington, D.C]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Biology class, Washington, D.C]

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

[Washington, D.C. public schools - Normal School class examining flowers]

[Washington, D.C. public schools - Normal School class examining flowe...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "Normal School." Caption card tracings: DC; Schools Classes; Shelf.

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 of the 6th Division on a Columbia Railway Company trolley car no. 20]

[School children of the 6th Division on a Columbia Railway Company tro...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "Public Schools - 6th Division."

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Hampton Institute, Virginia - the choir]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Hampton Institute, Virginia - the choir]

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

[African American school children and teacher, studying leaves out of doors]

[African American school children and teacher, studying leaves out of ...

No. 351. In album: "7th Division." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Daisies gathered for Decoration Day, May 30, 1899]

[Daisies gathered for Decoration Day, May 30, 1899]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "1st Division."

[Students drawing in an art class, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]

[Students drawing in an art class, Western High School, Washington, D....

No. 3. In album: "Western High School." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Art class, sketching a private home, Normal School]

[Art class, sketching a private home, Normal School]

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

Frances Benjamin Johnston - In May / Allen.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - In May / Allen.

Landscape photograph showing field with a stream, trees, and bushes. Signed on mount. On verso: F.S. & M.E. Allen, Deerfield, Mass. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in... More

[Minnesota State Fair: children on small merry-go-round]

[Minnesota State Fair: children on small merry-go-round]

Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Woman descending the stairs with her white dog] / M. Prall.

[Woman descending the stairs with her white dog] / M. Prall.

Title devised by staff. FBJ label no. 76. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948. Published... More

A study in black and white - Public domain portrait print

A study in black and white - Public domain portrait print

Head and shoulders of woman wearing veiled hat and fur coat. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, N.Y.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, N.Y.

2 men working at anvil and at table with wrought-iron chandelier in the Roycroft blacksmith shop (built 1899), Grove Street, East Aurora, New York. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and ... More

[Landscape of trees and meadow with irises in foreground]

[Landscape of trees and meadow with irises in foreground]

Photographer unidentified. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Calls in Cranford. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Calls in Cranford. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph for book illustration shows a woman dressed in mid-19th century period costume descending stone stairs. Published title. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in ... More

Corcoran House, at NE corner of Conn. and H, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Corcoran House, at NE corner of Conn. and H, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Arched windows and iron fence from street. Home of William Wilson Corcoran. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. 11... More

[Young woman wearing high collared blouse and mutton-sleeved jacket, facing left, half-length portrait] / Hollinger & Rockey, 1518 Fifth Ave., N.Y.

[Young woman wearing high collared blouse and mutton-sleeved jacket, f...

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

[Residence, cabin, on James River, Tuckahoe Plantation, Goochland County, Virginia]

[Residence, cabin, on James River, Tuckahoe Plantation, Goochland Coun...

No. VA 1842. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Katagami stencil with rabbits and a moon]

[Katagami stencil with rabbits and a moon]

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

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of a young boy with a large plaid bow at the neck of his jacket, facing left]

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of a young boy with a large plaid bow at ...

Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Western High School, Washington, D.C.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Western High School, Washington, D.C.

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in LOT 3850.

[Girl dressed in a pierrot costume with a small black dog on her lap]

[Girl dressed in a pierrot costume with a small black dog on her lap]

Photographer unidentified; possibly by Cox. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

[Printing press room, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania]

[Printing press room, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania]

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

Graduation Day at Annapolis - Cadet receiving his diploma from President Theodore Roosevelt

Graduation Day at Annapolis - Cadet receiving his diploma from Preside...

Public domain photograph of music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis - Tecumseh statue

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis - Tecumseh statue

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: BI; Universities & Colleges Maryland; Shelf.

Quentin & Archie Roosevelt., Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Quentin & Archie Roosevelt., Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in LOT 4273.

[Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: prospector or guide]

[Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: prospector or guide]

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

[Interior of the stone mountain lodge of Mrs. Paul T. Mayo, Bear Creek Cañon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, designed by architect Jacques Benois Benedict, showing cathedral ceiling, fireplace, chandelier, furniture, and polar bear rug]

[Interior of the stone mountain lodge of Mrs. Paul T. Mayo, Bear Creek...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, with Maddie (her mother), 1903, with a painted backdrop of the Cliff House in San Francisco, California ]

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, with Maddie (her mother), 1903, with a pai...

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

["House of Usefulness" schoolhouse, National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio. Window box]

["House of Usefulness" schoolhouse, National Cash Register Company, Da...

Site History. Today: Garden not extant. Slide for lecturing on city and suburban gardens." On slide (handwritten): "NCR 1A." Also, blue star sticker. On slide (printed): "Property of National Cash Register Co."... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-1980

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-1980

Head and shoulders portrait, facing left, in her wedding gown. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracin... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Charles Joseph Bonaparte, 1851-1921

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Charles Joseph Bonaparte, 1851-1921

Head and shoulders portrait, facing left. H82652 U.S. Copyright Office. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly i... More

[Library interior at Tuskegee Institute, 1906]

[Library interior at Tuskegee Institute, 1906]

Title from caption card for negative. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Billiard room, with a deer head and an elk head, in home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Billiard room, with a deer head and an elk head, in home of Edmund Co...

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

[Hall and stairway, with suit of armor at left, and statue of cowboys on horseback at right, in home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Hall and stairway, with suit of armor at left, and statue of cowboys ...

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

[Center part of facade of home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Center part of facade of home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich,...

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

[Unidentified brick house, possibly in Virginia. Entrance pathway]

[Unidentified brick house, possibly in Virginia. Entrance pathway]

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

Wooden Box Industry: young woman working at machine

Wooden Box Industry: young woman working at machine

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

[Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. Ballroom alcove with grand piano]

[Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. Ballroom alcove with gran...

Photo shows the Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.; purchased by the Cosmos Club in 1950. Date based on similarity to photos taken by Johnston in 1910 of the nearby Anderson hous... More

[Michael Cochrane Armour house, 962 Linda Vista Avenue, Pasadena, California. Rockery pools]

[Michael Cochrane Armour house, 962 Linda Vista Avenue, Pasadena, Cali...

Site History. House Architecture: John Constantine Hillman, begun ca. 1912. Landscape: Robert Gordon Fraser and/or Thomas Chisholm, landscape gardeners from 1910. Associated Name: Minnie Huggins (Mrs. Michael C... More

["The Orchard," James Lawrence Breese house, 151 Hill Streeet, Southampton, New York. Pergola]

["The Orchard," James Lawrence Breese house, 151 Hill Streeet, Southam...

Site History. House Architecture: McKim, Mead & White, 1898-1907. Landscape: McKim, Mead & White, 1898-1907. Today: House, converted to Whitefield condominiums, is on the National Register of Historic Places. F... More

[Samuel Knopf house, Lawrence, New York Flower garden]

[Samuel Knopf house, Lawrence, New York Flower garden]

Site History. House Architecture: Built circa 1907. Today: House and garden not extant. On slide (handwritten): "K" and "Knopf, Saml., Lawrence., L.I." Also, blue star sticker. Photographed when Frances Benjami... More

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

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

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 slide (hand... More

["Chelmsford," Elon Huntington Hooker house, Greenwich, Connecticut. Guest house]

["Chelmsford," Elon Huntington Hooker house, Greenwich, Connecticut. G...

Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. No. 1005.

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

["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

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

["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. On slide (... More

["Weld," Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts. Italian Garden, view from terrace to cupid fountain]

["Weld," Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachuse...

Site History. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899. Landscape: Italian Garden Charles Adams Platt, planted and built, late 1899 or 1900-1901. Associated Name: Isabel Perkins ... More

["Willowmere," Rear Admiral Aaron Ward house, 435 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor, New York. Spring bulbs]

["Willowmere," Rear Admiral Aaron Ward house, 435 Bryant Avenue, Rosly...

Site History. House Architecture: Circa 1770 house, inherited in 1882 by Elizabeth Cairns Ward, expanded to a Colonial Revival house late 19th, early 20th century. Landscape: Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. Also, Eli... 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 Elms," Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. Terrace steps]

["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

["Welwyn," Harold Irving Pratt house, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, New York. View to Long Island Sound]

["Welwyn," Harold Irving Pratt house, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Co...

Site History. House Architecture: Georgian revival house by Babb, Cook & Welsh, 1904-1906, with alterations by Delano & Aldrich, mid-1910s. Landscape: Martha Brookes Brown Hutcheson and James Leal Greenleaf, 19... More

["Weld," Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts. Temple in water garden]

["Weld," Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachuse...

Site History. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899. Landscape: Italian Garden Charles Adams Platt, planted and built, late 1899 or 1900-1901. Temple Architect: Little & Brown... More

["Oakland Farm," Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt house, East Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Lawn]

["Oakland Farm," Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt house, East Main Road, Ports...

Site History. The farm was developed by Sarah Gibbs, daughter of a China trade merchant, then owned by August Belmont who sold it to Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1887. On lantern slide mount: handwritten note "V"... More

["Willowmere," Rear Admiral Aaron Ward house, 435 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor, New York. Wisteria]

["Willowmere," Rear Admiral Aaron Ward house, 435 Bryant Avenue, Rosly...

Site History. House Architecture: Circa 1770 house, inherited in 1882 by Elizabeth Cairns Ward, expanded to a Colonial Revival house late 19th, early 20th century. Landscape: Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. Associated... More

["Chelmsford," Elon Huntington Hooker house, Greenwich, Connecticut. Vegetable garden]

["Chelmsford," Elon Huntington Hooker house, Greenwich, Connecticut. V...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. No. 1023. Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011.

["Red Maples," Mrs. Rosina Sherman Hoyt House, Southampton, New York. Pavilion overlooking lily pool]

["Red Maples," Mrs. Rosina Sherman Hoyt House, Southampton, New York. ...

Site History. House Architecture: Hiss & Weeks from 1908. Landscape: Ferruccio Vitale, 1908-1913. Today: House and garden not extant On slide (handwritten): "H" and "Hoyt." Photographed when Frances Benjamin Jo... More

["Ballyshear," Charles Blair MacDonald house, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, New York. Flower garden]

["Ballyshear," Charles Blair MacDonald house, Shinnecock Hills, Southa...

Site History. House Architecture: Francis Burrall Hoffman, Jr., completed 1913. Landscape: Rose Standish Nichols, completed 1913, and Seth Jay Raynor. Today:: House extant with changes, grardens not extant. On ... More

["As You Like It," James Harper Poor House, 181 Main Street, East Hampton, New York. Bench above flower garden]

["As You Like It," James Harper Poor House, 181 Main Street, East Hamp...

Site History. Architecture: James Greenwood Thorp, from 1911; Arts and Crafts Style house for New York textile merchant James Harper Poor. Today: The Baker House 1650 Inn with some garden features extant. Same ... More

[Reproduction of illustration showing a garden fountain]

[Reproduction of illustration showing a garden fountain]

Photograph of an illustration, probably Spain, early 20th century. On slide (handwritten): "O (?)" or "G (?)" in a gold-edged seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title, date, and s... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Reproduction of print showing Flowers]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - [Reproduction of print showing Flowers]

Photograph of an engraving from John Hill, Garden Eden, or A Compleat Body of Gardening..., London, 1757. On slide: Blind embossed stamp: "Frances B. Johnston, New York." Possibly photographed by Frances Benjam... More

[East Hampton Free Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton, New York. Ornamental pool]

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

Site History. Architecture: Library designed by Amar Embury II, completed 1912. Landscape: Ruth Bramley Dean. Today: Library extant. On slide: Blue star sticker, red star sticker, and red seal sticker. Photogra... More

["Hampton," John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland. South façade facing parterre garden]

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

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

[Reproduction of illustrations: "Piggiwiggia Pyramadalis" and "Bottleforkia Spoonifolia"]

[Reproduction of illustrations: "Piggiwiggia Pyramadalis" and "Bottlef...

Photograph of an illustration in Edward Lear, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, London, 1871. On slide: Blind embossed stamp: "Frances B. Johnston, New York." Possibly photographed by Frances Benja... More

["Hampton," John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Md. North façade, entrance]

["Hampton," John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Md. North façade...

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

["Burrwood," Walter Jennings house, Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Sunken garden, evergreens]

["Burrwood," Walter Jennings house, Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Sunk...

Site History. House Architecture: Carrère & Hastings, 1898-1900 with changes in 1915. Landscape: Frederick Law Olmsted and Olmsted Brothers, from 1895, worked from 1915-1916 at time of additions to house; Hicks... More

[Francis Burrall Hoffman house, Southampton, New York. Lily pool]

[Francis Burrall Hoffman house, Southampton, New York. Lily pool]

On slide (handwritten): "H" and "Hoffman, B.F. [sic]." Photographed when Frances Benjamin Johnston and Mattie Edwards Hewitt worked together. Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. ... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - ["Woodston, Mt. Kisco, New York"]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - ["Woodston, Mt. Kisco, New York"]

Photograph of a plan of the Marshall Slade house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913. On slide (handwritten): "Slade, M.P., Mt. Kisco. Plan Woodston." Possibly photogr... More

[Reproduction of illustration showing an enclosed garden]

[Reproduction of illustration showing an enclosed garden]

Photograph of an illumination from Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de La Rose, late 15th century, Haarlem mss. 4425, British Museum. On slide: Red seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benj... More

["Black Point," Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr., Gin Lane and Old Town Road, Southampton,  New York. Lily pool]

["Black Point," Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr., Gin Lane and Old...

Site History. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1914-1915. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers, 1914-1915. Lewis & Valentine, New York, N.Y. Company. Associated Name:, Mary Benjamin (Mrs. Henry H.) Rogers, Jr. Tod... More

["Brookside," William Hall Walker house, Brookside Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Wall fountain]

["Brookside," William Hall Walker house, Brookside Road, Great Barring...

Site History. House architecture: Carrère & Hastings, 1910 with 1912 alterations and additions for William Hall Walker. Landscape: Garden casino and garden by Ferruccio Vitale, 1912-1918. Associated Name: Carri... More

["Arcady," George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, California. Upper garden, gates from rose garden to blue garden]

["Arcady," George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, C...

Site History. House Architecture: Italianate mission style house by Ralph Radcliffe-Whitehead, built by Christopher Tornoe and expanded by E. Russell Ray in 1911 for George Owen Knapp. Landscape: Francis Towns... More

["Hammersmith Farm," Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. Pergola overlooking the sunken garden]

["Hammersmith Farm," Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, N...

Site History. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887. Landscape: James Frederick Dawson and Henry Hill Blossom, Olmsted Brothers 1909-1910. Associated Name: Emma Jennings (Mrs. Hugh... More

["El Mirador," J. Ogden Armour house, Cold Springs Road, Montecito, California. Reservoir]

["El Mirador," J. Ogden Armour house, Cold Springs Road, Montecito, Ca...

Site History. Landscape: Charles Frederick Eaton. Associated name: Lolita Armour. Other: This reservoir, also known as the "lake," was a feaure of "Riso Rivo," the house and garden of Charles Frederick Eaton, w... More

["El Cerritto," Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. house, Hot Springs Road, Santa Barbara, California. Valerian along pathway]

["El Cerritto," Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. house, Hot Springs Road, San...

Site History. House architecture: Joseph L. Curletti, begun 1913. Landscape: Otto Niedermuller. Associated Name: Nora Butler [Mrs. Edward L.] Ryerson, Jr. Today: House extant with extensive changes. Slide used ... More

["Glen Oaks," James Hobart Moore house, East Valley Road, Montecito, California. Pyrethrum border]

["Glen Oaks," James Hobart Moore house, East Valley Road, Montecito, C...

Site History. House Architecture: Unknown, possibly Stanford White. Landscape: W. Stanley Davis, gardener until 1916. Associated Name: Lora Small (Mrs. James H.) Moore. Other: James Hobart Moore acquired the ho... More

["Hammersmith Farm," Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. Lily pool in sunken garden]

["Hammersmith Farm," Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, N...

Site History. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887. Landscape: James Frederick Dawson and Henry Hill Blossom, Olmsted Brothers 1909-1910. Associated Name: Emma Jennings (Mrs. Hugh... More

["Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Birdbath]

["Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Ne...

P&P no. 68. Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

["El Fureidis," James Waldron Gillespie house, Parra Grande Lane, Montecito, California. Dining room]

["El Fureidis," James Waldron Gillespie house, Parra Grande Lane, Mont...

Site History. House Architecture: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue with Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, built from 1905-1906; Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey, Supervising Architects. Landscape: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue with Cram... More

["Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Blue Garden, view to pergola]

["Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Ne...

No. 1103-357-1. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

["Villa Rose," Joseph Donahoe Grant house, 2260 Redington Road, Hillsborough, California. View from house library to swimming pool]

["Villa Rose," Joseph Donahoe Grant house, 2260 Redington Road, Hillsb...

Site History. House Architecture: Lewis Parsons Hobart, completed 1912. Landscape: Lewis Parsons Hobart and Edith Macleay (Mrs. Joseph D.) Grant, completed 1912. Other: Later called "Strawberry Hill." Today: Ho... More

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Men loading sacks of grain from truck in courtyard into second floor doorway of barn]

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

No. R.I. 1095. No. 350-2. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Farmer cottages]

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

No. R.I. 1082. No. 342. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Courtyard and stone buildings]

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

No. R.I. 1085. No. 345. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

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

["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

["Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. Blue Garden flower border]

["Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Islan...

No. 4a. Handwritten on back: "1920 Sept."; "(4)"; and "Copy 1 5x7, 1 4x5." Stamped: "Frances Benjamin Johnston, 161 Lexington Avenue, New York." Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms p... More

[Wellington Stanley Morse house, 450 South San Rafael Avenue, San San Rafael Heights, Pasadena, California. Courtyard]

[Wellington Stanley Morse house, 450 South San Rafael Avenue, San San ...

Site History. House Architecture: Reginald Davis Johnson, built 1919. Landscape: Paul George Thiene, 1919. Associated Name: Cora Dorr (Mrs. Wellington S.) Morse. Today: House extant, garden redesigned. Title, d... More

["El Cerritto," Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. house, Hot Springs Road, Santa Barbara, California. Valerian along pathway]

["El Cerritto," Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. house, Hot Springs Road, San...

Site History. House architecture: Joseph L. Curletti, begun 1913. Landscape: Otto Niedermuller. Associated Name: Nora Butler [Mrs. Edward L.] Ryerson, Jr. Today: House extant with extensive changes. On back of ... More

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