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Mark Twain's cabin

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The Mark Twain cabin in Mark Twain State Park in Monroe County, Missouri is a small clapboard home with only two front windows and a plain front door. In this photograph, the roof, porch, and clapboard siding all appear to be in poor shape. Ted Malone and another white man stand on the porch with their backs to the photographer.
Date Published
1940-10-27
Publisher
Galloway Photos
Subjects
Authors, American--Homes and haunts
Buildings
Men, White
Time Periods
1931-1940
Subjects, Geographic
Monroe County (Mo.)
Notes

October 27, 1940 (air date)

Handwritten on back, "Please return Ted Malone 316 W 57 NYC." Handwritten on back, "Please return Ted Malone 316 W 57 NYC." Typewritten note attached to back, "43670ߪMissouri. The Mark Twain cabin which was recently moved from the little village of Florida to the Mark Twain State Park in Monroe County. To be developed into a Mark Twain Memorial Museum. Through the efforts of Missouri Newspaper men the birthplace of Missouri's most famous author will be saved for posterity, and it will not suffer the fate of General Grant's birthplace, in the same village, which was recently converted into a shelter for the nondescript motor car. Charge will be doubled if credit line is omitted." Stamped on back, "Purchase of Galloway photos carries with it the obligation to print under reproductions the prescribed credit line. The price will be doubled if credit line is omitted." "WARNING. License to reproduce this photograph in your Publication is granted on condition that the price quoted is paid and the credit line is printed with reproduction. from ewing galloway. Photo must not be loaned or syndicated. Not for advertising or lantern slide without written permission. FOR ONE REPRODUCTION ONLY."

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Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-249.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Architectural photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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