Learn about the photographer who made Wisconsin Dells
famous

Visit the museum and take a self-guided tour that includes landscape photography, late 1800s film equipment and artifacts, and hands-on activities for guests of all ages.

Learn about the photographer who made Wisconsin Dells famous

Visit the museum and take a self-guided tour that includes landscape photography, late 1800s film equipment and artifacts, and hands-on activities for guests of all ages.

Meet the Man Who Made the Dells Famous

H.H. Bennett Studio & Museum explores Wisconsin Dells history and the life of one man who helped transform the city from a small lumber town into a nationally known tourist destination. Step into the 1875 photo studio of Henry Hamilton Bennett and dive into the story behind the Dells. 

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Explore the photography studio of pioneer photographer H.H.Bennett... the man who made the Dells famous!

H. H. Bennett's photos are a view into the landscape of Wisconsin Dells, but also the culture of the late 19th and early 20th century. There are many examples, but this photo of Visor Ledge features women and young girl's fashion during that time. Learn more about H. H. Bennett and his photographic preservation by visiting our museum! wihist.org/3ZFRn2d
๐Ÿ“ธVisor Ledge, WHI 7282
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H. H. Bennetts photos are a view into the landscape of Wisconsin Dells, but also the culture of the late 19th and early 20th century. There are many examples, but this photo of Visor Ledge features women and young girls fashion during that time. Learn more about H. H. Bennett and his photographic preservation by visiting our museum!  https://wihist.org/3ZFRn2d
๐Ÿ“ธVisor Ledge, WHI 7282

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I love how these old photos offer fascinating history lessons! ๐Ÿ“š

I love his work I have 4 beautiful pictures by him !!!!

Happy Independence Day from the H. H. Bennett Studio & Museum! H. H. Bennett was a proud Civil War veteran, which reflected in his photography and his life outside the camera! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Below is Mr. Bennett's photo of Old Abe, the Wisconsin War Eagle, and Mr. Bennett in his Grand Army of the Republic uniform. The Grand Army of the Republic was a Civil War veteran's group that Mr. Bennett was heavy involved with in the local area. ๐Ÿฆ…

๐Ÿ“ธOld Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol, 7533
๐Ÿ“ธH.H. Bennett in GAR Uniform, WHI 8072
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Happy Independence Day from the H. H. Bennett Studio & Museum! H. H. Bennett was a proud Civil War veteran, which reflected in his photography and his life outside the camera! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 

Below is Mr. Bennetts photo of Old Abe, the Wisconsin War Eagle, and Mr. Bennett in his Grand Army of the Republic uniform. The Grand Army of the Republic was a Civil War veterans group that Mr. Bennett was heavy involved with in the local area. ๐Ÿฆ…

๐Ÿ“ธOld Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol, 7533
๐Ÿ“ธH.H. Bennett in GAR Uniform, WHI 8072Image attachment

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And his great-grandfather Aaron fought in the Revolutionary War to secure our country's Independence.

While we honor the 150th Anniversary of the H. H. Bennett Studio, we would love to see your memories of the Dells! โค๏ธ *Comment below your favorite photos of the Wisconsin Dells, the decade they are from, and your photo may be used in a digital 'time capsule' posted on the H. H. Bennett Studio & Museum Facebook page. Comment your photo by ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ to be included!*

๐Ÿ“ธ Steamboat "Apollo 1", WHI 7284
๐Ÿ“ธ Black Bart at Fort Dells, WHI 42102

๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜. ๐˜. ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ & ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.
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While we honor the 150th Anniversary of the H. H. Bennett Studio, we would love to see your memories of the Dells! โค๏ธ *Comment below your favorite photos of the Wisconsin Dells, the decade they are from, and your photo may be used in a digital time capsule posted on the H. H. Bennett Studio & Museum Facebook page. Comment your photo by ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ to be included!*

๐Ÿ“ธ Steamboat Apollo 1, WHI 7284
๐Ÿ“ธ Black Bart at Fort Dells, WHI 42102

๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ  ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜. ๐˜. ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ & ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.Image attachmentImage attachment