Johnston, J. S. (John S.) (approximately 1835-1899)
Person
Dates
- Existence: approximately 1835 - 1899
Biographical History
J. S. Johnston (1830-1899) was a late 19th-century maritime and landscape photographer.
John S. Johnston was born sometime in the late 1830s in Britain. He had moved to New York City by the late 1880s, where he worked actively to photograph maritime scenes, especially yachts, and landscapes. Among his landscape photography, his photographs of New York City landmarks and cityscapes are most prominent. He died suddenly on December 17, 1899, at Niagara Falls.
Citation:
His Valkyrie III, Sept. 10, 1895 [graphic] c1895: negative (J.S. Johnston)LC database, 5-5-98 (hdg.: Johnston, J. S. (John S.))
Index Am. phot. colls., 1990: p. 496 (Johnston, J.S.; Am.; active 1880s-1890s)
Copyright Off. copyright rec., 1895 (Johnston, J.S.)
Wikipedia, via WWW, 5 May 2015 (born sometime in the late 1830s in Britain; had moved to New York City by the late 1880s, where he worked actively photograph maritime scenes, especially yachts, and landscapes; Among his landscape photography, his photographs of New York City landmarks and cityscapes are most prominent; died suddenly on December 17, 1899 at Niagara Falls)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Reise-Erinnerungen photograph album
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239147942]
Identifier: MSS 8745
Scope and Contents
Materials include a photograph album containing photographs gathered throughout the original owner's travels, with the words "Reise-Erinnerungen," German for "Travel Memories," inscribed on the cover. Included are photographs of San Francisco, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Niagara Falls; New York City, New York; and Washington, D.C. These photographs were taken by I.W. Taber, William Henry Jackson, J.S. Johnston, and Gebrüder Wehrli, among other unidentified...
Dates:
1897
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections