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Frances Benjamin Johnston: White House Photographer

September 2024 - February 2025

After setting up her own photography studio in 1894, in Washington, D.C., Frances Benjamin Johnston was described by The Washington Times as “the only lady in the business of photography in the city.” She became the unofficial White House photographer for Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt.

After setting up her own photography studio in 1894, in Washington, D.C., Frances Benjamin Johnston was described by The Washington Times as “the only lady in the business of photography in the city.”  She became the unofficial White House photographer for  Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt.

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