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Snapshot: Portraits of Mark Twain, 1850-1909

21 photos

Mark Twain, with John Lewis, a lifelong friend and inspiration for the character Jim in 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn',

Mark Twain's 70th Birthday

The Clemens family in Hartford, Connecticut, 1884.

Mark Twain as a young man ca. 1885

Samuel L. Clemens with kitten. Tuxedo Park, New York, 1907.

Mark Twain in Redding, CT in 1908

Mark Twain and a few of his 32 cats in Redding, CT in 1908

Clemens with kittens and the Little Girl’s Family, Norwegian Shanty Town, Great Falls, Montana. P...

Samuel Clemens in Istanbul, 1867

Mark Twain, detail of photo by Mathew Brady, February 7, 1871

Mark Twain iconic portrait in 1907

Twain and his wife had three daughters, Susy, Clara and Jean.

Samuel Clemens on a Ship in 1909

Samuel Clemens in 1907 with pipe and white suit

Mark Twain relaxing on a porch in New Hampshire, 1905

Samuel Clemens in 1890

Samuel Clemens in 1882

Samuel Clemens writing at his desk around 1880

Regal portrait of Samuel Clemens in 1907

Mark Twain at his messy desk in 1901

Mark Twain in 1850