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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Fountain Cave, near St. Paul, looking out, No. 1508 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Fountain Cave, near St. Paul, looking out, No. 1508 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"

1870

Natural cave formations frame a view outward in this stereoscopic composition that demonstrates Bennett's eye for creating dramatic depth and perspective in geological subjects.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, Fountain Cave, near St. Paul, looking out, No. 1508 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi", 1870

Natural cave formations frame a view outward in this stereoscopic composition that demonstrates Bennett's eye for creating dramatic depth and perspective in geological subjects.

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

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Nature, Cave

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