Visual Culture in 19th Century San Francisco
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Visual Culture in 19th Century San Francisco

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“Colored population— Greaser, Chinaman, and Negro.”

The Annals of San Francisco: Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of All the Important Events Connected with Its Great City: To Which Are Added, Biographical Memoirs of Some Prominent Citizens, 506

Creator/Contributor: In Frank Soulé, Dr. John Gihon, and James Nisbet

Publisher: D. Appleton & Company

Date: 1855

Location: San Francisco

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Consuming Identities: Visual Culture in 19th Century San Francisco traces the growth of the commodified image industry in San Francisco during the nineteenth century, incorporating mass-reproduced visual representations of people into a broader history and explaining the cultural roots of modern celebrity.

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