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John Johnston and Curling Team Members
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Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, seated second from right, with three other curling team members dressed in winter coats and hats and holding curling equipment.Johnston was a member of the Milwaukee Curling Club and served as president of the Grand National Curling Club of America from 1877-1879.
circa 1890-1899
Stein, Simon Leonard
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Hilda and Jack Johnston
1887
Full-length cabinet card of two young children in front of a painted backdrop of the ocean. They are attired in coats, dresses and hats, and are holding hands. The children are at right Hilda Joh...
Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston
1895
Cabinet card portrait of Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston (1856-1947), wife of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker. She is wearing a seal skin coat with a bow at her neck, an ostri...
Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston of Milwaukee
1898
Cabinet card of Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston (1856-1947), wife of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, wearing a printed silk dress and an elaborate hat with a purse at her side.
John and Ethelinda Johnston
1883
Cabinet card studio portrait of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. John, a successful Milwaukee banker, marri...
Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston in Wedding Gown
1881
Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ethelinda Marie (Thorsen) Johnston (1856-1947) in her wedding gown. She was married in Milwaukee on September 1, 1881 to John Johnston ...
John Johnston
1855
Studio portrait of John Johnston (1836-1904) as a young man. John was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1856 and became a successful banker.
