William Woolsey Johnson photographs, [ca. 1920]

Johnson, William Woolsey, b. 1841 d. 1927

Collection size: 9 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels).

Collection Summary: Ten photographs by W.J. Groeninger of Baltimore.

Reel NKa2: Nine interior views of the home of Professor and Mrs. William Johnson, 909 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland. A portrait of William Walton Woolsey by Henry Inman is shown hanging in the dining room.

Reel 2814: One photograph of the interior of the Johnsons' home.

Biographical/Historical Note: Math professor; Annapolis, Maryland. Johnson and his wife collected European faience and woodcarving.

The donor, Winslow Ames, initially lent 9 photographs for microfilming, though later added another photograph and gave all 10 photographs to the Archives. At this time, he requested one of the original 9 photographs be sent to T.W. Johnson, Jr. of Annapolis, the Johnsons' grandson, as a souvenir.

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