Oct 05, 2023 - Sale 2647

Sale 2647 - Lot 7

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
HENRY HAMILTON BENNETT (1843-1908)
The Wisconsin Dells. Mammoth-plate albumen print, the image measuring 21 3/4x16 3/4 inches (55.2x42.5 cm.), the original mount slightly larger, with Bennett's credit and location Kilbourn, Wisconsin blind stamp on print recto. Circa 1880s

The popularity of Bennett's photographs of the Wisconsin Dells, where he worked from 1865-1908, helped turn the region into a popular tourist destination.