[Newspaper offices on Montgomery and Sacramento Streets, San Francisco.]

between 1850 and 1852

Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870

BANC PIC 1905.16242:091--CASE

Image

1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half plate, visible image 9.6 x 12.6 cm.

The Bancroft Library

Blue paper mat occurs on known William Shew images, but it is not certain if this one is original or was added by a collector at a later time.
The Picayune was published from August 3, 1850 until April 17, 1852.
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Mat: blue paper.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral (front), geometric (back). Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15.2 x 12 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 540 (from prior owner). Front has a different motif than the back.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying note (photocopy, handwritten by collector Zelda Mackay) describes the history of the newspapers and attirbutes image to photographer William Shew.</physfacet>;;;

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