Jaws of the Wisconsin Dells, 1894 – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Jaws of the Wisconsin Dells, 1894. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Jaws of the Wisconsin Dells
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Jaws of the Wisconsin Dells, 1894
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In 1894 the Wisconsin Dells, then called Kilbourn City, depended largely on visitors drawn to the sandstone gorge the Wisconsin River had carved through the land. Excursion steamboats carried tourists along the narrow channels past rock formations such as the Jaws, and rail connections brought day-trippers and vacationers from Milwaukee, Chicago, and other cities. The photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett operated a studio in town and sold views of these rocks to those visitors, who took the pictures home as proof they had seen the gorge. Lumbering and river trade had shaped the valley earlier in the century, but by the 1890s the scenery itself was the town's main business.
| Created / published | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bennett, h. h. (henry hamilton) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Wisconsin |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,379 × 2,325 px · prints to 18 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Jaws of the Wisconsin Dells |
| Reference | WI 1894 Jaws of the Wisconsin Dells |
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