Lots of imagery in this thread. Thanks to all for keeping it fertile 

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> On Oct 2, 2014, at 2:41 PM, Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I wish I could say positively that Claude Beuchotte is the butler in
> the film.  But thus far, it is only a possibility. Same goes for the
> photos of men helping transport Clemens from the boat returning from
> Bermuda.  I have traced Beuchotte's career through historical records
> and newspaper ads he published for various hotel establishments.
> After 1941 he seems to disappear from pubic records.  At one time I
> was in contact with a Beuchotte  family member -- but no pictures
> available from that source.  Claude worked for the Henry Rogers family
> after Twain's death. But so far, nothing from that angle either.
> Claude Beuchotte appears to have been the perfect butler -- strict
> confidentiality and leaving no written records (or personal family
> correspondence) to be found.  So, if there is one thing to put at the
> top of Cindy's wish list -- how about the butler's personal tell-all
> diary.
> 
> Barb