Another one of H.H. Bennett's landscapes, "Lone Rock with Canoe" is an 8-by-10-inch albumen print with hand-tinting. The photograph, taken around 1900, is in the collection of the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend.
H. H. BENNETT, MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART, 2004.006
"Moccasins" is a 32-by-40-inch archival pigment print created in 2018 by Tom Jones. Commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art for this exhibit, Jones, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, documented the use and distortion of Native imagery today in the Dells.
H.H. Bennett purchased the Kilbourn tintype portrait studio of Leroy J. Gates and became a renowned landscape photographer. He captured this image, "Fleet of Rowboats on a Sunday Afternoon—Dells Guides," in the 1870s. The 4-by-7-inch albumen print is part of the Wisconsin Historical Society collection.
H. H. BENNETT, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHS-2348
The Bennett Studio continued operating after H.H. Bennett's death. Their photographs, such as this one, "Pouring Milk at Wonder Spot" shot in 1957, captured the 20th-century transition of the Dells. This 7-5/8-by-9-1/2-inch gelatin sliver print is in the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
"Tommy Bartlett Pyramid of Waterskiers" is a 16-by-13-inch 1970s archival pigment print, from original negative, created by John A. Trumble, in the Wisconsin Historical Society collection. Once a river pilot in the Dells, Trumble became a photographer and was instrumental in capturing an extensive visual record of the many businesses, attractions and scenic beauty of Wisconsin Dells in the 20th century.
JOHN A. TRUMBLE, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHS-143121
Leroy J. Gates was a river pilot who was the first to take sightseers on boat tours of the Dells. He also had a tintype portrait studio in Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells) where this photograph of Libbie Knose, resident of Dell Prairie, was created around 1863-1864. The portrait is an albumen print with hand-tinting on a 3-by-2-1/2-inch card, and is in the Wisconsin Historical Society collection.
LEROY J. GATES, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHS-142907
"Indian Trail Motel" by Tom Jones documents another example of the use of Native names and imagery in the Dells. Jones, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, was commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art for this exhibit. The 2018 photograph is a 32-by-40-inch archival pigment print.
TOM JONES, MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART
Working out of the historic H.H. Bennett Studio, Kevin J. Miyazaki captured a cross-section of tourists and summer workers in the Dells in 2018. "Mikel, Matthew, Miloh, and Maisie" is a 20-by-16-inch archival pigment print of a family from Chester, Iowa. Miyazaki was one of three contemporary photographers commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art for this exhibit.
KEVIN J. MIYAZAKI, MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART
Contemporary photographer Mark Brautigam was commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art in 2018 for this exhibit. His "Water Park" is a 39-by-52-inch archival pigment print.
Another one of H.H. Bennett's landscapes, "Lone Rock with Canoe" is an 8-by-10-inch albumen print with hand-tinting. The photograph, taken around 1900, is in the collection of the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend.
H.H. Bennett purchased the Kilbourn tintype portrait studio of Leroy J. Gates and became a renowned landscape photographer. He captured this image, "Fleet of Rowboats on a Sunday Afternoon—Dells Guides," in the 1870s. The 4-by-7-inch albumen print is part of the Wisconsin Historical Society collection.
H. H. BENNETT, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHS-2348
Leroy J. Gates was a river pilot who was the first to take sightseers on boat tours of the Dells. He also had a tintype portrait studio in Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells) where this photograph of Libbie Knose, resident of Dell Prairie, was created around 1863-1864. The portrait is an albumen print with hand-tinting on a 3-by-2-1/2-inch card, and is in the Wisconsin Historical Society collection.
LEROY J. GATES, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHS-142907
The Bennett Studio continued operating after H.H. Bennett's death. Their photographs, such as this one, "Pouring Milk at Wonder Spot" shot in 1957, captured the 20th-century transition of the Dells. This 7-5/8-by-9-1/2-inch gelatin sliver print is in the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
"Tommy Bartlett Pyramid of Waterskiers" is a 16-by-13-inch 1970s archival pigment print, from original negative, created by John A. Trumble, in the Wisconsin Historical Society collection. Once a river pilot in the Dells, Trumble became a photographer and was instrumental in capturing an extensive visual record of the many businesses, attractions and scenic beauty of Wisconsin Dells in the 20th century.
JOHN A. TRUMBLE, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHS-143121
"Moccasins" is a 32-by-40-inch archival pigment print created in 2018 by Tom Jones. Commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art for this exhibit, Jones, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, documented the use and distortion of Native imagery today in the Dells.
"Indian Trail Motel" by Tom Jones documents another example of the use of Native names and imagery in the Dells. Jones, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, was commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art for this exhibit. The 2018 photograph is a 32-by-40-inch archival pigment print.
Working out of the historic H.H. Bennett Studio, Kevin J. Miyazaki captured a cross-section of tourists and summer workers in the Dells in 2018. "Mikel, Matthew, Miloh, and Maisie" is a 20-by-16-inch archival pigment print of a family from Chester, Iowa. Miyazaki was one of three contemporary photographers commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art for this exhibit.
Contemporary photographer Mark Brautigam was commissioned by the Museum of Wisconsin Art in 2018 for this exhibit. His "Water Park" is a 39-by-52-inch archival pigment print.
