William Shew

William Shew

William Shew (1820-1903) made a name for himself as a Daguerrotype portrait artist in the United States. He maintained a mobile studio in a wagon that he called his "Daguerrotype Saloon."

External links

* [http://www.daguerre.org/gallery/oakland/4ca.html The Daguerreian Society: California Daguerrotypes]
* [http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/silver-shewsal.html Silver and Gold - Shew's Daguerreian Saloon]


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