Windsor Toboggan Club Float, No. 1570 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"
1886/88
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 10.1 × 7.5 cm (4 × 3 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.8 cm (4 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198443
Art Historical Context
Step into the festive chill of the 1886/88 St. Paul Ice with Henry Hamilton Bennett's *Windsor Toboggan Club Float No. 1570*. This lively albumen stereograph captures a whimsical parade float from the event, showcasing the thrill of tobogganing amid Minnesota's winter wonderland. Bennett, a pioneering American photographer renowned for his detailed landscapes and genre scenes, immortalizes the camaraderie of club members in elaborate costumes, parading through snow-draped streets—a snapshot of Gilded Age leisure and community spirit. As a stereo card, the work's dual 10.1 × 7.5 cm images crea...
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...