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| | Born in Pennsylvania in 1825. Deaves was active in New Orleans in 1850. From 1856-70 he lived in San Francisco where he worked as scenic artist, engraver, minstrel, and vocalist. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America (Groce, George C. and David H. Wallace); Census
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