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LL/74199
Unidentified photographer
1850
The oldest photograph of San Francisco

Daguerreotype
San Francisco Public Library
Photo Id: AAC-8879
 
On 24 January 1848 James Marshall discovered gold in the American River, California. This daguerreotype shows the vast number of ships abandoned by their captains and crew in search of gold.
 
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