Famous Photographer: I.W. Taber

I.W. Taber was born in Massachusetts on August 17, 1830.  I.W. Taber  was an American daguerreotypist, ambrotypist and photographer who took many pictures of California. Between 1845 and 1849 he had worked at sea as a whaler.  He moved back to California in 1850 then in 1854 he opened his first photography studio in New York. In 1864 Taber moved back to California and in 1871 he opened another studio where he reproduced the photo of  Carleton Watkins. Without crediting Watkins, he gained fame for the photos. Taber died in February 22, 1912.