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| | Born in Ostheim, France on June 7, 1825. Wilkersheim sailed to NYC in 1847 aboard the ship Victor. Caught up with gold fever, he arrived in California in 1851 and mined in the Mother Lode area for a few years. In: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Oakland Museum. | | 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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