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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903

Whimsically named geological formations like this reflect the 19th-century tourist industry's tendency to anthropomorphize natural landmarks, documented here with Bennett's characteristic precision.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River", 1903

Whimsically named geological formations like this reflect the 19th-century tourist industry's tendency to anthropomorphize natural landmarks, documented here with Bennett's characteristic precision.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1903
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Rock Formation, Albumen Print, Geological, Documentary, American, Photograph, Landscape, Nature, Sepia

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