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A Talent for Detail: The Photographs of Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1889-1910
Very Good Paperback Harmony 1974. 182 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. This book "is an historical record of America from 1889- 1910, a gallery of the famous and the common people of that time, and a photography of an extraordinarily gifted woman." VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, oblong.
182 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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October 30, 2025
I very much enjoyed this 'coffee table' type book collecting Frances Benjamin Johnston's photographic work from a period in her life that permitted her to capture a very interesting time in history. Apparently she was well connected as well as having a persuasive personality because she had access to the White House and also traveled and photographed other famous people as well as those struggling. Her self-portraits were interesting to me. The pictures are from the Library of Congress. My rating is 4 stars. One curiosity to me was a caption mentioned that she was in Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) even though her ancestor fought on the British side. In asking a couple of DAR members, they state this isn't possible. Perhaps that was her persuasive ability?
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