Completely restored photo. (dust partikels, blemishes removed; colors enhanced).
Title: Twain, Mark
Date Created/Published: c1907.
Medium: 1 photographic print.
Summary: Portrait, head and shoulders, facing right.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-5513 (b&w film copy neg.)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Call Number: No call number recorded on caption card
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. Twain had found his calling. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. (source: wikipedia)