It's Hartford for sure, on the ombra.  I know that the dog's name was Flash
(although for many years thought to be "Hash" due to Susy's illegible
handwriting), but being a cat person, I have no idea what breed.

Kerry

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Lawrence Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Are you sure it's Hartford?  I've seen photos of the family in Elmira with
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> a large dog, who belonged to the Cranes, if memory serves.  =0A=
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> --LH=0A=
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> This is a query re the photograph of Twain, Livy, and the girls outside
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>  Hartford house, sometime in the 80s, I assume.  They are sitting on the
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>   I would like to know a little bit about the dog.  Did it belong to the
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> emens family?  Name? Breed?  Anyone know?=0A=
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> Many thanks. --susan harris=0A=
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> Susan K. Harris=0A=
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