| Born in Bouxwiller, Alsace on July 7, 1820. Rey studied lithography in France before joining the Gold Rush to California via Panama in 1852. Settling in San Francisco, he established a lithography business with his brother-in-law Joseph Britton. The firm was one of the earliest and most successful of its kind and continued for several decades printing views of California and other commercial work. The Rey home in San Francisco was a beautiful place overlooking the bay and was a gathering pla (showing 500 of 1010 characters). |
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