c/historyphotos · by PugJesus@piefed.social · 72dAuthor Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906 123 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
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over_clox@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 72d
Real name: Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain was his penname
charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 72d
True but most people will only recognize his pen name
fubarx@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 72d
Is that like, Dublin, California, USA or some other Dublin?
Because Dublin, California sure doesn't look like that any more.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 72d
Dublin is the name of the cat.
fubarx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 72d
That makes a lot more sense.
d15d@feddit.org · 8 pts · 72d
I think dublin refers to his cat.
FloatingAlong@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 71d
So it seems that this was taken in Dublin, New Hampshire, and the pictured kitten might be named Sackcloth or it might be one of two that he named Ashes.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mark-twain-liked-cats-better-people-180965265/
fubarx@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 71d
This raises a far larger question. Do 'rental' kittens get to keep their name, or do they get 're-badged' so new renters can pick their own name? 🤔
mech@feddit.org · 1 pts · 72d
It's Dublin, New Hampshire
mvilain@fedia.io · 4 pts · 72d
I wonder if this was taken during the coldest winter he experienced in San Francisco during the summer.
jqubed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 72d
If this was accurately identified as 1906 then it would likely be his summer in New Hampshire