[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing cap and gown, with 5 other people at the wedding of Clara Clemens] – Historic Photograph Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing cap and gown, with 5 other people at the wedding of Clara Clemens] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing cap and gown, with 5 other people at the wedding of Clara Clemens]
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Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, stands at the center of this full-length view, wearing a cap and gown in place of his more familiar white suit. The photograph was taken on October 6, 1909, the day his daughter Clara married the Russian-born pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch, and five other people appear with him. At 73, Clemens was among the best-known writers in the country, and the academic dress recalls the honorary degrees he had received in his later years, including one from Oxford in 1907. Wedding pictures of a figure this famous capture a family occasion that the public rarely saw up close.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1909 October 6. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 998 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136558 |
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