Object number:
A77.121
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Untitled (Shew's Daguerreian Saloon, San Francisco)
Maker:
William Shew
Date made:
1851
Material / Technique:
Half plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
H: 4.313 in, W: 5.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Willard M. Nott and Dr. Paul S. Taylor
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Concepts:
cityscape; daguerreotype; photography; photographer; California Gold Rush; studio; newspaper; journalism
Places:
Portsmouth Square, San Francisco; San Francisco
Persons:
William Shew
Organizations:
San Francisco Alta California
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art
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