The H.H. Bennett Studio, opened in 1865, is the oldest business in Wisconsin Dells and the oldest photographic studio in the United States. It was started by renowned photographer H.H. Bennett, a Canadian-born photographer and innovator who developed stop-action photography and an ingenious revolving solar darkroom, which is now housed at the Smithsonian Institution.

Visitors to Wisconsin Dells may tour Bennett's old photography lab, which still has his original cameras and darkroom equipment, and may look at the many interesting displays in the photography museum. Bennett's work as a photographer was instrumental to the tourism industry in Wisconsin Dells; his images drew people from all across the United States and from around the world.

215 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965, Phone: 608-253-3523

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