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Frances Benjamin Johnston

1864–1952 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for Frances Benjamin Johnston so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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By Frances Benjamin Johnston

Court House, Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1938

Frances Benjamin Johnston's 1938 view of the Orange County courthouse in Hillsborough, showing its columned portico and cupola, made for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. One 8 by 10 inch safety film negative.

De Roulhac house, Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1938

Hillsborough's De Roulhac house and its porch, photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston in 1938 for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. One 8 by 10 inch safety film negative.

Gattis House, Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1938

The Gattis House in Hillsborough and its porch, photographed in 1938 by Frances Benjamin Johnston for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. One 8 x 10 inch safety film negative.

Gov. Burke House, Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1938

Governor Burke's house in Hillsborough, with its dormers and shrubbery, photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston in 1938 for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. Thomas Burke was governor of North Carolina from 1781 to 1782. One 8 by 10 inch safety film negative.

Hazel Nash House, Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1938

Hazel Nash House in Hillsborough, with its columns and porch, photographed in 1938 by Frances Benjamin Johnston for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. One 8 by 10 inch safety film negative.

Kirkland House, Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1938

Frances Benjamin Johnston photographed the Kirkland House in Hillsborough in 1938 for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. Details noted include brickwork, porches, a stairway, fireplaces and mantels, moldings and paintings in the interiors. One 8 by 10 inch safety film negative.

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About Frances Benjamin Johnston

Frances Benjamin Johnston collection, 1935-1936.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 · 1935

About 2,000 images made by the photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) during 1935 and 1936, roughly 3.57 linear feet in the North Carolina Collection at UNC. The photographs depict towns and counties across North Carolina, including Asheville, Blowing Rock, Bath, Beaufort and Chapel Hill.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952.

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