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Artist unknown, after daguerreotypes attributed to Carleton Watkins — San Francisco

Artist unknown, after daguerreotypes attributed to Carleton Watkins

San Francisco

1850

Assembled from multiple albumen prints after Watkins' pioneering daguerreotypes, this panoramic view captures San Francisco's dramatic topography during the Gold Rush era's urban boom.

Medium
Albumen prints (5), panorama

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Spotted works by Artist unknown, after daguerreotypes attributed to Carleton Watkins

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Artist unknown, after daguerreotypes attributed to Carleton Watkins, San Francisco, 1850

Assembled from multiple albumen prints after Watkins' pioneering daguerreotypes, this panoramic view captures San Francisco's dramatic topography during the Gold Rush era's urban boom.

Medium
Albumen prints (5), panorama
Year
1850
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Scenic, Landscape, Panorama, Sepia, Architecture

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