Henry Hamilton Bennett
Aphrodite; Herkales and Venus de Medici; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"
1893
Bennett's documentation of the Art Institute's classical sculpture gallery reflects Chicago's cultural aspirations in the 1890s. The stereo format allows viewers to appreciate the museum's careful arrangement of ancient masterworks that educated and inspired the city's growing population.
- Medium
- Albumen print, stereo
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Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"
1893
Looking in at West entrance, by Electric light, No. 1550 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"
1886
View of the C.M. & St. Paul Railway, near Hastings, No. 1509 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"
1870
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