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In and about the dells of the Wisconsin River: Steamboat Rock, from across the river – Vintage Print

In and about the dells of the Wisconsin River: Steamboat Rock, from across the river, c1903. — historic photograph
In and about the dells of the Wisconsin River: Steamboat Rock, from across the river, c1903.. Historic photograph from the Steamboats collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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In and about the dells of the Wisconsin River: Steamboat Rock, from across the river comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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In and about the dells of the Wisconsin River: Steamboat Rock, from across the river

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Steamboat Rock, a sandstone formation in the Wisconsin River dells, takes its name from its resemblance to a paddle-wheeler's hull and pilothouse. This stereograph shows it from across the water, a vantage that captures the full profile of the rock. H.H. Bennett, a Wisconsin Dells photographer known for his stereo views of the region, issued the card under number 104. Around 1903 the Dells drew steady crowds of tourists, many arriving on excursion steamboats that carried them past these cliffs, so the card served as both a souvenir and a record of a sight visitors came to see.

Created / publishedc1903.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesStereo copyrighted by H.H. Bennett. No. 104. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,359 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-139710

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