William Shew (1820-1903) made a name for himself as a Daguerrotype portrait artist in the United States. He maintained a mobile studio in a wagon that he called his "Daguerrotype Saloon."

External links

• The Daguerreian Society: California Daguerrotypes http://www.daguerre.org/gallery/oakland/4ca.html
• Silver and Gold - Shew's Daguerrian Saloon http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/silver-shewsal.html