COLONEL FREMONT IN THE HOMELAND OF THE TABEGAUCHE AND BEYOND (Part 2) – or “Pass Through The Fire To The Ice”

Of Hispano – Jewish heritage, Solomon Nunes Carvalho was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1815. Inculcated in the Jewish faith and a robust American patriotism, Carvalho gravitated toward the fine arts over the course of his classical education.

As an adjunct to his painting, Carvalho began experimenting with daugerreotype photography in the 1840’s and has the distinction of being America’s fi…