[Frances B. Johnston and Admiral Dewey on the deck of the U.S.S. Olympia] – Historic Print
![[Frances B. Johnston and Admiral Dewey on the deck of the U.S.S. Olympia], [1899] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bc/bc7d44d37119-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Frances B. Johnston and Admiral Dewey on the deck of the U.S.S. Olympia] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Frances B. Johnston and Admiral Dewey on the deck of the U.S.S. Olympia]
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Frances Benjamin Johnston, a pioneering American photographer, stands with Admiral George Dewey on the deck of the cruiser *Olympia*, the flagship he commanded at the Battle of Manila Bay in May 1898. That victory over the Spanish fleet made Dewey a national hero, and the ship became one of the most recognized warships of its day. Johnston built her career on portraits of public figures, and this 1899 picture pairs a celebrated sitter with a celebrated vessel. The *Olympia* survives today as a museum ship in Philadelphia.
| Created / published | [1899] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Dewey, George,--1837-1917. Johnston, Frances Benjamin,--1864-1952. Olympia (Cruiser)--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,682 × 3,806 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220244 |
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