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Seven photographs. SLC on a verandah, smoking. Photograph series, "the progress of a moral purpose..." 3 of 7: "And yet if I should _really_ try..."

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

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Title
Seven photographs. SLC on a verandah, smoking. Photograph series, "the progress of a moral purpose..." 3 of 7: "And yet if I should _really_ try..."
Names
Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937 (Photographer)
Collection

Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

Portraits and Pictorial Works

Portraits

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1906-08
Place: [Dublin, NH]
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: m.b. Clemens, S. L. Holographs
Topics
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
Genres
Portrait photographs
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Portraits
Extent: 1 photograph
Photograph 3 of a series of 7. 12 x 16 cm. Seven photographs taken by Albert Bigelow Paine. See Paine, Mark Twain, A Biography, vol. 3, p. 219-20. SLC ordered multiple sets to send to friends. It is accompanied by a sheet of writing paper: "This series of 7 photographs registers with scientific precision, stage by stage, the progress of a moral purpose through the mind of the human race's Oldest Friend. SLC" No. 6 is missing from this set and has been replaced by the printed version cut from a magazine, implying wider publication as well, and the series is accompanied by a (specially?) printed version of the same.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893396
MSS Unit ID: 19174
Accession number: 64B8787c
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf4587e0-09c6-0130-3f2d-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1861: Creator Born
  • 1906: Created
  • 1937: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Seven photographs. SLC on a verandah, smoking. Photograph series, "the progress of a moral purpose..." 3 of 7" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/59f200c0-c189-0131-6d7e-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Seven photographs. SLC on a verandah, smoking. Photograph series, "the progress of a moral purpose..." 3 of 7" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/59f200c0-c189-0131-6d7e-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1906). Seven photographs. SLC on a verandah, smoking. Photograph series, "the progress of a moral purpose..." 3 of 7 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/59f200c0-c189-0131-6d7e-58d385a7b928

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Seven photographs. SLC on a verandah, smoking. Photograph series, "the progress of a moral purpose..." 3 of 7