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, 1896 Frances "Fannie" Benjamin Johnston (15 January 1864–1952) was one of the earliest American female photographers and photojournalists. During her career, she photographed such individuals as Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Booker T. Washington. She was the official White House photographer for the Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, T. Roosevelt, and Taft presidential administrations. In 1899, she gained further notability when she was commissioned to photograph the success of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Hampton, Virginia; it was the first educational establishment to admit African and Native Americans. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ...
This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ...
Sports photojournalists at Indianapolis Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (i. ...
Susan Brownell Anthony, aged 28 Susan Brownell Anthony, (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was a prominent American civil rights leader who, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, led the effort to secure Womens suffrage in the United States. ...
Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ...
Booker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 15, 1915) was an African American political leader, educator and author. ...
The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...
Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893). ...
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ...
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Theodore Roosevelt, formally Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ...
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the 27th President of the United States, and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. ...
The President of the United States (fully, President of the United States of America; unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States and the chief executive of the federal government. ...
Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia. ...
On September 17, 1861, Mrs. ...
African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...
A Hupa man, 1923 The scope of this indigenous peoples of the Americas article encompasses the definitions of indigenous peoples and the Americas as established in their respective articles. ...
Her first camera was a gift from George Eastman, a close friend of the family, and inventor of the Eastman Kodak cameras. George Eastman (July 12, 1854 - March 14, 1932) founded the Eastman Kodak Co. ...
Eastman Kodak Company NYSE: EK is a large multinational public company producing photographic materials and equipment. ...
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