The Alvin Coburn autochrome photo of Twain was taken Dec 21, 1908 and I spent a great deal of time tracking down the accurate colors so it could be reproduced correctly on the cover of the latest MTJ. The colors used are based on the surviving robe (at Hannibal), the color guide supplied me by the original makers of the robe, and some other sources. Tom Tenney and I think the colors shown on the cover of MTJ are as close to the original as can be had, keeping in mind that over time the original negative and the robe itself could have undergone chemical changes as well as exposure to UV. In addition, the image was backlit from window light and this created a glare on some surfaces and dark shadows in the lower portion of the image. The result is what you probably would have seen if you had been standing there when the photo was taken. Tom Tenney and I got a little obsessive about getting these colors right. I sent Tom my camera-ready copy of the text and the other photos last September, but there was some delay as Tom got caught up other MTJ issues, and then our color research further delayed publication. The Hartford Memorial has the original Coburn glass plate, and I again thank them for permission to reproduce this fine image. BTW, I hope my article makes for fun and informative reading for those excited by the 100th anniversay of Stormfield. It's a "virtual tour" created by using forty-one photos from my own archives (most of them previously unpublished), as well as the original floorplans and plat map of the house and grounds. I also include a guessing game at the end using twelve more photos (some previosuly unpublished) from the Mark Twain Papers at Berkeley. I plotted the location and field of vision for each photo on the original architect's floorplans and plat maps so that the reader can trace them in sequence and gain a sense of the physical feel of Stormfield. I also describe the physical structure and construction of Stormfield in more detail than ever before, as part of my effort to create the physical presence of the place. My goal was not to retell the story of events that took place at Stormfield but instead to present the physical presence of this home now long lost, so that readers of Ham Hill and Karen Lystra can now visualize where all of those events at the end of Twain's life actually took place. I am extremely grateful to the ever-helpful folks at the Mark Twain Papers, Hartford, Hannibal, and elsewhere who assisted me in my research, and special thanks to Tom Tenney who will happily sell anyone a copy of the MTJ to anyone who contacts him. PS-- John Davis got my name wrong. It's Kevin, not Kenneth. My older brother is Kenneth and my younger brother is Kyle, but I have long answered to both names when my elderly parents get confused, so no harm done. Kevin Mac Donnell Austin TX