This J. S. Johnston yacht photography collection consists
of over 950 unique photographs of over 375 racing and pleasure yachts,
dating from 1885-1899, together with a variety of yacht clubs in the northeast
U.S., and a few interesting surprises. All were taken in the general area
of New York City and Newport, RI. His negatives (8x10 glass plates) were
numbered from 1 to 771, but there are many numbers used two or even three
times, and there seems to be little order in his numbering scheme. (It
is not chronological.) This online collection is far from complete; we
are adding new photographs each week. Stay tuned!