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From the John Coffee Hays, Applewhite-Clark Collection. John Nugent and his wife circa 1853, Hays’ family friend in California. Nugent was a correspondent for the New York Herald newspaper and was in the group that traveled with John C. Hays to California in 1849. Nugent subsequently became the editor of the San Francisco Herald newspaper. (1/4 plate) 1850's case with early metal frame. 3.25" x 4.25"