Charleston-born painter and photographer of a Sephardic family. In 1853 he crossed the Rocky Mountains with John C. Frémont's expedition, making some of the earliest photographs of the American West.
Painter and photographer · 1815–1897
Charleston-born painter and photographer of a Sephardic family. In 1853 he crossed the Rocky Mountains with John C. Frémont's expedition, making some of the earliest photographs of the American West.
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