Wish I could see it. Don't think I ever have Arianne Laidlaw On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The girl in the whiter dress, who is shown full length, looks like Susy. > That would make the girl with the big tree growing out of her head Clara. > Regardless of expressions I'd compare their faces to known photos of each. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at: > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl J. Chimi > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 4:29 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Photo of Susie and Clara > > You're certainly right, Barbara. I've seen many photos reproduced in > reverse, or misidentified. I didn't have this before me when I wrote the > original post, but the picture can be found in Steve Courtney's delightful > book "'The Loveliest House That Ever Was'" on page 119. I've also seen it > in one other book I've read within the last decade, but I can't remember > which book. > > The girl I think is Clara has a slightly mischievous look about her that I > associate with young Clara's personality. The other girl has a sadness in > her eyes that I associate with Susie, especially around the time of her Bryn > Mawr days; she also bears a resemblance to pictures of the young Sam > Clemens. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara > Schmidt > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 4:55 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Photo of Susie and Clara > > Carl, > > I do not have that photo in front of me at the moment, but from your > description, I seem to recall it was taken at Quarry Farm. I think > sometimes part of the confusion in photo identification comes when photos > are reprinted from negatives/plates and are unintentionally "reversed" or > "flipped." Without knowing who holds the original print or negative of this > photo, it may be difficult to correctly pin down the person on the left or > right in the frame and then determine if subsequent reprintings are > identified correctly. > > Barb -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58