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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893

Taken during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, this vertiginous stereoscopic view through the Ferris wheel demonstrates Bennett's adventurous approach to capturing the marvel of modern engineering and urban spectacle.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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