I recently discovered the wonderful works of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952).
Portrait of Alice Roosevelt, c 1902. (She is holding her little dog Leo in this image. Incidentally, young Alice also had a little Pekingese dog that was given to her by the Chinese Dowager Empress Cixi. This striking young woman, beloved by the American public of the day for her wit and "devil-may-care attitude" would go on to describe herself as a hedonist in later years.)
Seven women working in Roycroft shop, E. Aurora, N.Y. 1900.
Ferry.
A child of the Orient.
Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, holding cigarette in one hand and a beer stein in the other, in her Washington, D.C. studio.
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