Wish I could see it.  Don't think I ever have
Arianne Laidlaw


On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell
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> The girl in the whiter dress, who is shown full length, looks like Susy.
> That would make the girl with the big tree growing out of her head Clara.
> Regardless of expressions I'd compare their faces to known photos of each.
>
> Kevin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl J. Chimi
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 4:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Photo of Susie and Clara
>
> You're certainly right, Barbara. I've seen many photos reproduced in
> reverse, or misidentified.  I didn't have this before me when I wrote the
> original post, but the picture can be found in Steve Courtney's delightful
> book "'The Loveliest House That Ever Was'" on page 119.  I've also seen it
> in one other book I've read within the last decade, but I can't remember
> which book.
>
> The girl I think is Clara has a slightly mischievous look about her that I
> associate with young Clara's personality.  The other girl has a sadness in
> her eyes that I associate with Susie, especially around the time of her Bryn
> Mawr days; she also bears a resemblance to pictures of the young Sam
> Clemens.
>
> Carl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Schmidt
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 4:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Photo of Susie and Clara
>
> Carl,
>
> I do not  have that photo in front of me at the moment, but from your
> description, I seem to recall it was taken at Quarry Farm.  I think
> sometimes part of the confusion in photo identification comes when photos
> are reprinted from negatives/plates and are unintentionally "reversed" or
> "flipped."  Without knowing who holds the original print or negative of this
> photo, it may be difficult to correctly pin down the person on the left or
> right in the frame and then determine if subsequent reprintings are
> identified correctly.
>
> Barb



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Arianne Laidlaw A '58