California News, ca. 1850, Daguerreotype, Image: 14 x 10.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.), Photographs, Gabriel Harrison (American, 1818–1902), Harrison drew on his background as a playwright, poet, and actor for his role in this daguerreotype, posing with his employer, Martin Lawrence, and his son. The group gathers eagerly to listen to the latest news of the California gold rush, which was followed with great excitement in New York throughout the 1840s and 1850s
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California News, ca, 1850, Daguerreotype, Image, 14 x 10.5 cm, 5 1/2 4 1/8, Photographs, Gabriel Harrison, American, 1818–1902, Harrison drew, background, playwright, poet, actor, role, daguerreotype, posing, employer, Martin Lawrence, son, group gathers, eagerly, listen, latest news, gold, rush, followed, great excitement, New York, 1840s, 1850s
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