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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection FL: Frank W. Legg Photographic Collection of Portraits of Nineteenth-Century Notables.

National Archives Identifier: 82586130

Full Citation: Photograph FL-FL-6; Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens); ca. 1862 – 1884; Series: Portraits, 1862 – 1884; Collection FL: Frank W. Legg Photographic Collection of Portraits of Nineteenth-Century Notables,; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/mark-twain/, April 29, 2026]

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