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Henry Hamilton Bennett — View of the C.M. & St. Paul Railway, near Hastings, No. 1509 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

View of the C.M. & St. Paul Railway, near Hastings, No. 1509 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"

1870

Industrial progress cuts through pristine wilderness in this stereo image, capturing the transformative impact of railroad development on the American Midwest's scenic landscape.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, View of the C.M. & St. Paul Railway, near Hastings, No. 1509 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi", 1870

Industrial progress cuts through pristine wilderness in this stereo image, capturing the transformative impact of railroad development on the American Midwest's scenic landscape.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1870
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Photography, Albumen Print, 19th Century, American, Landscape, Sepia, Mountain

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