Yes, it's a huge undertaking. Many have pointed me to Rasmussen's chronology in the front of "Mark Twain A-Z," but this isn't exactly what I'm doing. An annotated chronology attempts to point out significance or background or implications of events, or, at least to add some interest to what might otherwise be a dry, dusty, and pretty useless tome. As a published novelist and short story writer, I believe I understand at least some of the drama in many events in MT's life. Here's my question: I'd like to include pictures of Sam at various ages, plus a few historical photos as well. I see many of these pictures online and in books. Are permissions required to use photographs of Sam Clemens? I know that many of his works are in the public domain (although probably not all, since some were published decades after his death). But, what about his image? Modern day images cannot be used without permission, but since Sam died in 1910, would it be okay to do so? Someone with publishing credits and/or knowledge might like to answer this. And as for the work in progress, "Mark Twain, Day-By-Day," I'm making slow but sure progress. For those of you who missed my earlier note, I'm attempting to document each day of Sam's life that is available through historical sources--what he was doing, his writings, speeches, travels and the events of his life. I try to limit a particular day to no more than a paragraph or a page; I'm using snippets of his humor and writing wherever possible, and explain who the people in his life were. Yes, I've run into several discrepancies among the sources, and try to mention when they don't agree (for example, the different date that Paine gave to Sam's pilot's license over later sources.) Oh, yes, one more thing I'm adding--the day of the week for each day used. This requires having a calendar site open and the year chosen, then transferring the day of week to my manuscript. I will also include major historical events throughout Sam's life, as in the start and end of the Civil War, hardly civil. I'm at 150 pages of MS. and about 75k words. After some cursory filling in of major events, I began at birth, Sam's that is, not my own, and slowly worked by way to 1868. I've learned more about Sam this way than in reading all the books I have. I have UofCal's letter volumes, Fatout's books, Early Tales & Sketches volumes, and many more. So far I've used perhaps 25 sources. I'm also using historical interpretations like Hoffman's, Powers', Sanborn's, etc. I pretty much read several sources and interpretations on a given year or month, and beat out all the references I'm able. I wasn't familiar with Dixon Wecter's work until I began this project, but found him quite helpful on the earlier periods of Sam's life. I have an old, dusty, weathered degree in history, and a somewhat newer one in education/writing which has propped me up in times of discouragement at the sheer gargantuan nature of the undertaking. I hope to find a publisher for the finished work (can I say when it should be finished? Perhaps by next summer,) but if not, I'm fixed enough to self-publish and start with 500 copies. I've done one book of short stories that way and am familiar with the process and steps involved, though I'd rather have a publisher if possible. Getting an agent without being a world-class expert on something is pretty tough these days. Any help or suggestions anyone might make would be appreciated. David H Fears