Down through the Falls, No. 1806 from the series "Dells of the St. Louis River"
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 10 × 7.4 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198386
About the Artist
Henry Hamilton Bennett · 1843–1908
Henry Hamilton Bennett (1843–1908) was a pioneering American photographer whose breathtaking images of the Wisconsin Dells transformed a rugged river gorge into one of the nation's premier tourist destinations. Born in Farnham, Quebec, Canada, on January 15, 1843, Bennett moved with his family to Brattleboro, Vermont, before settling in Kilbourn City (now Wisconsin Dells), Wisconsin, in 1857 at ag...