John Wesley Baxter house, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1920, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
John Wesley Baxter house, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1920, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Fabulous!! Reminds me of the peacocks roaming the gardens at Isola Bella!
I think every garden needs one — especially a white one.
I am taking time to read your posts, now that I am getting back to nromal life. I really appreciate your posts of images from the LOC, and especially this one of one of my favourite photographers. I happen to do an extensive research on her work on Carnegie survey of the architecture of the South. This image is so spring! Thanks
Thanks Lula! Johnston’s photos are always so interesting.
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