Robert Colton Johnson Papers and Photographs, 1917-1969

Container Title
Part 1 (PH 1288-PH 1296, PH 4988, WHi(U621-U622)): Original Collection, 1918-1934
Physical Description: 723 photographs and 242 negatives 
Scope and Content Note: Photographs taken by Johnson while Civil Works Administration Wisconsin state director, for State Project 14 (1933-1934). Also includes photographs taken by Johnson while adjunct and chief photographer related to the United States Army North Russian Expeditionary Force (1918-1919).
United States Army North Russian Expeditionary Force photographs, 1918-1919
PH 4988
Landscapes, villages, and groups of soldiers and civilians
WHi(U621)
Glass plate negatives
WHi(U621)
Nitrate negatives
Access Restrictions: Use of nitrate negatives restricted. Consult reference archivist regarding access to negatives.
Civil Works Administration, Wisconsin State Project, 14 photographs, 1933-1934
PH 1288
Sites, condition of structures, workmen, schoolhouses, courthouses, pumping stations, fairgrounds, and libraries
PH 1289
Construction work on roads, highways, small road bridges, and streets
PH 1290
Engineering and maintenance work to correct soil erosion
PH 1291
Construction work on aspects of public safety, including firewalls, cisterns, sidewalks, and sewers
PH 1292
Women's group sewing projects
PH 1293
Aerial and ground shots of airports
PH 1294
Engineering work on waterways and embankments
PH 1295
Construction and landscaping work in parks and recreational areas
PH 1296
Aerial photographs of construction projects