each plate: 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 21.59 cm
Object Name:
daguerreotype
Place made:
United States: California, San Francisco
Date made:
ca 1852
Description:
This individual scene from a daguerreotype panorama consisting of five whole-plate sections by photographer William Shew shows ships in the San Francisco, California harbor from Rincon Point, circa 1852. These ships were abandoned by sailors for the gold rush, and are in various stages of decay.
