Making a Crossing. Hold Her Heavy, Pard. 1886

This stereoscopic photograph by Henry Hamilton Bennett, titled "Making a Crossing. Hold Her Heavy, Pard.," captures the arduous work of building a log raft on the Wisconsin River in 1886. The image showcases two men lifting a large log onto a raft, while other logs are visible around them. The detail captured in the photograph allows viewers to experience the physicality of raft building and the challenge of maneuvering heavy logs. Bennett, a prolific photographer who documented the daily life of Wisconsin loggers, used stereography to bring a three-dimensional perspective to his work. The Art Institute of Chicago holds this piece.