Author Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906

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Author Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906
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Real name: Samuel Clemens

Mark Twain was his penname

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True but most people will only recognize his pen name

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Is that like, Dublin, California, USA or some other Dublin?

Because Dublin, California sure doesn’t look like that any more.

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I think dublin refers to his cat.

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Dublin is the name of the cat.

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That makes a lot more sense.

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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/

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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? 🤔

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It’s Dublin, New Hampshire

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I wonder if this was taken during the coldest winter he experienced in San Francisco during the summer.

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If this was accurately identified as 1906 then it would likely be his summer in New Hampshire

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