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Golden prospects : daguerreotypes of the California gold rush /

A fresh, comprehensive, and critical look at the California gold rush through the lens of the daguerreotype camera. The California gold rush was the first major event in American history to be documented in depth by photography. This fascinating volume offers a fresh, comprehensive and critical look...

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Main Author:	Aspinwall, Jane L. (Author)
Other Authors:	Davis, Keith F. (Contributor), Zugazagoitia, Julián (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Kansas City : New Haven, Connecticut : Hall Family Foundation : Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; Distributed by Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Daguerreotype > California. California > Gold discoveries.

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