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| | George Coffin was born in massachusetts in 1814. Coffin was the captain of the ship Alhambra which sailed into San Francisco Bay with the Gold Rush in 1849. His ship having been abandoned, by 1860 he was working on the docks there as a stevedore. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
First 100 Years of Painting in California (J. Van Nostrand), p. 27; Census. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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