Johnston, Frances Benjamin 1864-1952 Photograph collections Search this
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Physical description:
377 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 25 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
History
Place:
United States
France
Paris
Date:
2012
20th century
Notes:
"Published in collaboration with the Library of Congress."
Summary:
Gardens for a beautiful America, 1895 -1935", written by Sam Watters in association with the Library of Congress, presents for the first time 250 colored photographs of urban and suburban gardens taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston and preserved by the library for half a century. Prepared as glass slides for Johnston's illustrated lectures, these photographs still resonate today with her crusading message: garden the nation back to America the Beautiful, one elm, one rose, one fountain and shady terrace at a time. Preserve the nation's wildflowers and forests for 'the next generation'.
