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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Wonders of Rocky Rock - Hermit's Home, No. 190 from the series "Curiosities of Adams and Juneau Counties"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Wonders of Rocky Rock - Hermit's Home, No. 190 from the series "Curiosities of Adams and Juneau Counties"

1870

Bennett's whimsical naming convention reflects Victorian fascination with anthropomorphizing natural formations while documenting Wisconsin's distinctive sandstone landscape architecture.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, Wonders of Rocky Rock - Hermit's Home, No. 190 from the series "Curiosities of Adams and Juneau Counties", 1870

Bennett's whimsical naming convention reflects Victorian fascination with anthropomorphizing natural formations while documenting Wisconsin's distinctive sandstone landscape architecture.

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

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Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, American, Photograph, Scenic, Landscape, Nature

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