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| Born in England in 1837. White was a member of the British Army and a corporal in the Royal Engineers when posted to British Columbia in 1859. He took over as artist of Waddington's expedition after the departure of Frederick Whymper and was official artist of the Union Telegraph Expedition in 1865. While in this capacity, he was active the San Francisco Bay area in 1864 to 1873. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1864.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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