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

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Exterior of Lawrence & Houseworth’s Store, 317 and 319 Montgomery Street.

Image no. 151, LHNN18, album 1 in box B001773, The Lawrence & Houseworth Albums, 1860-1870 California Views, Society of California Pioneers Photography Collection.

Creator/Contributor: Lawrence & Houseworth

Date: c. 1864-8

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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