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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

Portrait Photographs

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

English

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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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Cite this item

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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