The Library of Congress announced a new set of digital images is now available from over 1,000 hand-colored glass lantern slides by Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of the first professional female photographers to achieve international prominence. The images, originally taken between 1895 to 1935 and used during her popular lectures, depict predominantly American gardens and historic homes.
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Century-old images of estates and gardens now available online
Published April 16, 2012 Blogs & websites , Image searching Leave a CommentTags: architecture, archives, image viewing, landscape and gardens, libraries, photography
