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Photographer: Anna M. Schnizlein
Taken: 1902
Caption: "Mark Twain" at His Boyhood Home, Hannibal, Mo.
Additional Description: Local photographer Anna Schnizlein captured Twain on his visit to Hannibal in 1902. She sent him a set of prints and he replied, “Dear Miss Schnizlein: The pictures you made are just delightful! Thank you ever so much for them. I thought the other artist made a large mistake when he drove the people away from the line of fire – in fact I knew it was a mistake. Sincerely yours, S.L. Clemens.”

Although the rightmost image on the marker is unfortunately unattributed, it would seem to be based on the same photograph as was used for this hand-tinted postcard, given Twain's dress, stance, and the way Twain's body lines up with the background in both images.
Submitted: November 2, 2015.
Database Locator Identification Number: p336522
File Size: 0.408 Megabytes

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