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![[Samuel Clemens, half-length portrait, standing at end of pool table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvc2FtdWVsLWNsZW1lbnMtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctYXQtZW5kLW9mLXBvb2wtdGFibGUtMTNjODdkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/397/jpg "[Samuel Clemens, half-length portrait, standing at end of pool table]")
![[Samuel Clemens, half-length portrait, standing at end of pool table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvc2FtdWVsLWNsZW1lbnMtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctYXQtZW5kLW9mLXBvb2wtdGFibGUtNmUyMWMxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Samuel Clemens, half-length portrait, standing at end of pool table]")
![[Jeremiah Clemens, half-length portrait, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvamVyZW1pYWgtY2xlbWVucy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtYTgwYTAxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Jeremiah Clemens, half-length portrait, facing front]")
![[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, holding pipe]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTIvc2FtdWVsLWxhbmdob3JuZS1jbGVtZW5zLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktZDhhNTdlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, holding pipe]")
![[Samuel Clemens, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, smoking pipe]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvc2FtdWVsLWNsZW1lbnMtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LXNtb2tpbmctcGlwZS02NDAuanBn/40/23/webp "[Samuel Clemens, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, smoking pipe]")
![[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain), full-length portrait, standing, facing left, in academic cap and gown]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvc2FtdWVsLWxhbmdob3JuZS1jbGVtZW5zLW1hcmstdHdhaW4tZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtZmM4MDllLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain), full-length portrait, standing, facing left, in academic cap and gown]")
![[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, half-length portrait, lying in bed, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvc2FtdWVsLWxhbmdob3JuZS1jbGVtZW5zLTE4MzUtMTkxMC1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1seWluZy1pbi1iZWQtZmFjaW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, half-length portrait, lying in bed, facing left]")
