Visual Culture in 19th Century San Francisco
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Visual Culture in 19th Century San Francisco
Welcome to the companion site of the book

Consuming Identities: 
Visual Culture in
Nineteenth-Century 
San Francisco

About the book

Chapter One

The Making of the Gold Rush Legend

Chapter Two

Gold Rush Photography

Chapter Three

Photos & the Visual Culture Industry

Chapter Four

Visualizing the Lifecycle

Chapter Five

Visual Desire: Love, Lust & Virtual Reality

Chapter Six

Infamy, Mortality, & Armchair Spectacles

Chapter Seven

Celebrity Culture & the Gold Rush Metropolis