Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Art Institute of Chicago

Spotted

Henry Hamilton Bennett — Earning their money, from the series "The Camera's Story of Raftman's Life on the Wisonsin"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Earning their money, from the series "The Camera's Story of Raftman's Life on the Wisonsin"

1886

Bennett's labor documentation captures the physical demands and economic realities of Wisconsin's lumber industry, providing important historical testimony about working conditions in the late 19th century.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Spotted works by Henry Hamilton Bennett

About this work

Henry Hamilton Bennett, Earning their money, from the series "The Camera's Story of Raftman's Life on the Wisonsin", 1886

Bennett's labor documentation captures the physical demands and economic realities of Wisconsin's lumber industry, providing important historical testimony about working conditions in the late 19th century.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Stereograph, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Labor, Realistic, Narrative

More works by Henry Hamilton Bennett

Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago