White House Orchids
This photograph shows the orchid house that was added to the White House Conservatory complex during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. A tropical flower rare to the United States at the time, orchids underwent a boom in popularity beginning in the mid-1800s. This photograph was taken by the prominent female photographer of the era, Frances Benjamin Johnston, who was known for her portrait and architectural photography and often photographed the White House.
- Photographer
- Frances Benjamin Johnston
- Date of Work
- 1889-1902
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Library of Congress