I used a different photo, which I prefer to that one; courtesy of MTP & Bancroft Library @ Berkeley: see p. 65 of my book, Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age.


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> Do a Google search of “Mark Twain family on Hartford House porch.” A bunch of images will come up. I did not post a link because it is too long, but you can find a bunch of versions.
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> The picture was taken on the ombra in 1884. The dog’s name is Flash.
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> Can anyone give me a link, or tell me where to find, the photo of the Clemens family (Sam, Livy, Susy, Clara, and I think Jean, too) on the porch? Sam is standing. Probably circa 1883 or so...?
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> Sam looks very satisfied/proud, with I think one leg across the other.
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