Queen Victoria
The future Queen Victoria was born in 1819, decades before photography. However, due to her incredible longevity (81 years), extended reign on the British throne (63 years), and tremendous influence, she became one of the most photographed ladies in history during the first century of photography.
Queen Victoria
Mark Twain
Mark Twain is often regarded as the greatest American writer of all time. The novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Pudd’nhead Wilson, and The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner) were written by the author and comedian. In addition, before his death in 1910, Twain wrote hundreds of essays and travel guides while talking about current political and social issues around the world. A.F. took the above photograph in 1907. Bradley.
Mark Twain
