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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Skylight Cave, in the Navy Yard, No. 1095 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Skylight Cave, in the Navy Yard, No. 1095 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1870

Natural light filtering through rock openings creates a cathedral-like effect in this stereo view, highlighting Bennett's eye for dramatic illumination in underground spaces.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, Skylight Cave, in the Navy Yard, No. 1095 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River", 1870

Natural light filtering through rock openings creates a cathedral-like effect in this stereo view, highlighting Bennett's eye for dramatic illumination in underground spaces.

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

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Landscape Photography, Albumen Print, Stereograph, American Photography, 19th Century, Wisconsin Dells, Cave Interior, Natural Formation

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