Feature: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864 — 1952) was among the most influential professional photographers of late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when photography was a major driver of tourism to Yellowstone. Her 1893 and 1903 trips to the park captured candid scenes of travel and recreation.

For more information, see Frances Benjamin Johnston's park page and Frances Benjamin Johnston's Legacy in Black and White.

This feature is part of the Yellowstone National Park: Travel through Time Exhibit.

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  Frances Benjamin Johnston, Yellowstone

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  (Fording the Firehole River

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  U.S. soldier-guide holding woman's horse

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  Joe Knowles, our driver

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  Accommodations, upper Geyser Basin

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  Two stagecoaches passing on mt. road

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  Tourists in Yellowstone viewing geysers

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  Tourists and guides picnicking

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  Frances Benjamin Johnston at picnic

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