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

Henry Hamilton Bennett

The Pilot, from the series "The Camera's Story of Raftman's Life on the Wisonsin"

1886

Documenting the dangerous work of Wisconsin river pilots, Bennett's stereograph provides invaluable social history while demonstrating his ability to capture action in the medium's early technical limitations.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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

Documenting the dangerous work of Wisconsin river pilots, Bennett's stereograph provides invaluable social history while demonstrating his ability to capture action in the medium's early technical limitations.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Figure, Documentary, American, Photograph, Water, Narrative, Stereotype, Black and White

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