William Shew (March 23, 1820 – February 5, 1903) was an American daguerreotypist and photographer active in Boston and San Francisco. He was among the early photographers to work in California and is associated with a mobile studio that he called the "Daguerreotype Saloon". His work included portraiture, views of Gold Rush-era California, and later exhibition photographs shown in San Francisco in the late 1860s.

Further reading

  • The Daguerreian Society: California daguerreotypes
  • "Silver and Gold - Shew's Daguerreian Saloon" at the Oakland Museum of California