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Samuel Clemens and Isabel Lyon

Samuel Clemens and Isabel Lyon
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Artist
William Ireland Starr, active c. 1908
Sitter
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910
Isabel Van Kleek Lyon, 15 Dec 1868 - 04 Dec 1958
Date
1908
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin dry plate positive
Dimensions
Image (each): 4.3 × 4.3 cm (1 11/16 × 1 11/16")
Plate: 4.5 × 10.7 cm (1 3/4 × 4 3/16")
Topic
Interior
Architecture\Window
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Academic\Cap and gown
Photographic format\Stereograph
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Male
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Humorist
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Isabel Van Kleek Lyon: Female
Isabel Van Kleek Lyon: Society and Social Change\Clerical worker\Secretary
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John Seelye
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.80.322.C
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view