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| | Born in Holland in 1827. Having arrived with the Gold Rush, Devere did two letterhead views of San Francisco fire of 1851. By 1860 he was mining in Amador, CA. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America (Groce, George C. and David H. Wallace); Census; California on Stone (Peters). | | 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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