Content referencing H.H. Bennett
The Mystique of Wisconsin Dells
MOWA exhibit's photographs capture history and allure of this longtime tourist attraction.
Jul 19th, 2019 by Catherine Jozwik
FORWARD 2018: A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now Returns to the Charles Allis Art Museum
November 15, 2018 – April 14, 2019
Nov 8th, 2018 by Charles Allis Art Museum
When Photography Was Tough Work
Art Museum’s exhibition of nature photos by Muybridge, Watkins and Bennett is a beautiful story.
Aug 2nd, 2018 by Catherine Jozwik
Schlitz Garden’s Observation Tower, 1880s
Beer garden on 8th and Brown offered many thrills, with stunning views of Lake Michigan.
Jun 7th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Ludington Building, 1885
On the northwest corner of Wisconsin and Water, center of a booming downtown.
Feb 3rd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Inside the Grain Exchange, 1880
The trading room was one of the "most lavishly decorated" public spaces in the region.
Jan 12th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Love Nest of A Beer Baroness
Huge 1889 mansion is where Pabst owner continued her affair with her daughter's husband.
Nov 3rd, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Philip Best & Co. Brewery, 1880
Already the world's largest brewer, the company would soon be renamed the Pabst Brewing Co.
Oct 13th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Loading Coal, 1885
These appear to be dock workers along the river. Coal was vital to the city's commerce and lifestyle.
Sep 8th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Public Museum Exhibits, 1880s
The museum would move 12 years later, saving it from the exposition building's disastrous fire of 1905.
Sep 1st, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Panorama of Milwaukee, 1885
The new Industrial Exposition Building gave a great vantage point for those photographing the city.
Aug 25th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Building, 1880s
Touted as the "finest in the country," the exposition hall on 5th and Kilbourn held a wide range of events.
Aug 18th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
German Market, Early 1880s
The market hall on E. Juneau was popular from at least 1870 to about 1920.
Aug 4th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
City Hall, 1880
The remodeled market hall became City Hall in 1861, but the Milwaukee Sentinel derided the result.
Jul 28th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Elias Friend Residence, 1879
The wealthy clothing manufacturer built this elegant home on Cass and Mason.
Jul 21st, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Fire Fighters in Dress Suits, 1880
A classic photo of workmen at Firehouse No. 1, looking like dudes about town.
Jul 14th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Broadway North of Wisconsin, 1879
Another classic H.H.Bennett photo captures Milwaukee just after the advent of telephones and telephone lines.
Jul 7th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Water Street in 1880
Looking south from Wisconsin, this was a prime business district dominated by Victorian buildings from the 1850s.
Jun 30th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Wisconsin Avenue Bridge, About 1880
The wooden bridge would be replaced by a new iron one two years later. It is turned to allow boats to pass on the Milwaukee River.
Jun 23rd, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
J.C. Iverson & Co. About 1879
Located on Water St. south of Mason St. the company sold classic stereoviews of Milwaukee by H. H. Bennett.
Jun 16th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Increase Lapham On The Case
Milwaukee's pioneer scientist was with famed photographer H.H. Bennett inspecting rock formations in the Dells in 1869.
Jun 8th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Downtown Milwaukee, 1871
Remarkably, many of these buildings still stand today on Wisconsin Avenue.
Jun 3rd, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Solomon Juneau Statue, Late 1880s
At the time it dominated the view, before changes in Juneau Park and on the lakefront.
May 5th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Leif Erikson at the Lakefront, About 1910
Not long after Solomon Juneau's statue was erected, a knockoff of a Boston-made sculpture of Leif Erikson was erected in the lakefront park.
Apr 28th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
The Lake Bluff of Yesteryear
This late 1880s photo shows the dramatic views afforded by the winding paths of Juneau Park.
Apr 20th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Chapman’s Biggest Department Store
The third Chapman's store was built in 1885 and would remain in business nearly a century.
Feb 24th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Courthouse Square Fountain, Late 1880s
Created by Casper Hennecke, it became the subject of a popular Milwaukee postcard.
Dec 23rd, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Alexander Mitchell’s Belvedere, 1880s
Considered the finest structure of its kind in America, it still stands today at the Wisconsin Club.
Nov 12th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Mitchell Mansion’s Classic Fountain, 1880
Photos of Alexander Mitchell's mansion and its classic fountain, 1880, and as the place looks today.
Nov 4th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
The Lush Landscaping of Alexander Mitchell’s Conservatory, 1880s
The famed photographer H. H. Bennett captured the splendor of the Mitchell mansion.
Oct 22nd, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
