Object number:
2009.73.2
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Yermah. Chief of the Band--of Old Atlantis--sunk 16,400 years ago.
Maker:
William Shew
Date made:
1874
Material / Technique:
Albumen cabinet card
Dimensions:
H: 6.5 in, W: 4.25 in
Credit line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
Albumen cabinet card
Concepts:
occult; spiritualism; drawing; spirit; portrait; medium
Persons:
Wella Anderson; Pet Anderson
Organizations:
Pacific Art Union
Currently on display in the Gallery of California History
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