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| | Born in Vermont in 1811. One of the earliest to arrive with the Gold Rush, Heustis was mining in El Dorado County in 1850. Unsuccessful at mining, he then did comic cuts until his death in San Francisco in 1860. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Census; Overland Monthly, July 1868. | | 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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