Portrait photograph of Samuel L. Clemens, inscribed to Mr Robeson, signed, and dated Jul. 10, 1896.
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Image ID
5160221
Item data
Title
Portrait photograph of Samuel L. Clemens, inscribed to Mr Robeson, signed, and dated Jul. 10, 1896.
Collection
Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)
Portraits and Pictorial Works
Portraits
Names
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1896-07-10 (Approximate)
Place: [Melbourne, Australia]
Library Location
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Printed book: oversize, Clemens ZP F35 1896.
Subjects
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
Genres
Notes
Ownership: -
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photograph
14 x 20 cm,
inscribed "To Mr Robeson," signed "Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain July 10 / 96";
board stamped "Falk Studios / 92 Elizabeth St Melbourne and at Sydney."
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
Barcode: 3 3433 09028289 2
Other local Identifier: + Clemens ZP8 F35 1896
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ccf30420-0394-0131-0762-58d385a7b928
Rights
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MLA format
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Portrait photograph of Samuel L. Clemens, inscribed to Mr Robeson, signed, and dated Jul. 10, 1896." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ccf30420-0394-0131-0762-58d385a7b928
APA format
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1896). Portrait photograph of Samuel L. Clemens, inscribed to Mr Robeson, signed, and dated Jul. 10, 1896. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ccf30420-0394-0131-0762-58d385a7b928
Chicago/Turabian Format
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Portrait photograph of Samuel L. Clemens, inscribed to Mr Robeson, signed, and dated Jul. 10, 1896." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ccf30420-0394-0131-0762-58d385a7b928
Wikipedia citation
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