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Henry Hamilton Bennett — "Bouncing" an instantaneous view, No. 1575 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

"Bouncing" an instantaneous view, No. 1575 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"

1886

Capturing a moment of winter revelry, this stereoscopic photograph demonstrates Bennett's pioneering use of instantaneous photography to freeze motion during St. Paul's elaborate ice festival.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, "Bouncing" an instantaneous view, No. 1575 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival", 1886

Capturing a moment of winter revelry, this stereoscopic photograph demonstrates Bennett's pioneering use of instantaneous photography to freeze motion during St. Paul's elaborate ice festival.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1886
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Ice, Albumen Print, Stereograph, Documentary, American, Photograph, Carnival, Landscape, Winter, 1880s

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