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Victorian Post-mortem photography

I read a while back about when photography was first introduced it was a popular tradition to take pictures of the dead. Gone but not forgotten So when I see these really old photographs I have to wonder how many of these people are dead people?

With some there is no question about the fact that it is a post mortem picture...

In others it's hard to tell that the person you are seeing isnt just sleeping

And still others don't portray death at all. If I saw this photograph below I would assume she was ill and weak and could not hold herself upright.. But I wouldn't assume she was dead. (the girl in the middle is the deceased)

The poor little girl in this photo looks terrified. Can you imagine..

the girl standing n the middle is the dead person in this pic

this one really doesn't have a place in my story other than it shocked me and I felt inclined to include it.. You have to remember that this was the Victorian era when things like siamese twins was kept quiet.

I guess post mortem photography was a beautiful tradition. Tho it seems kind of eerie by todays standards it is still part of our history and provides us a peek into the past.

Here is a link to another blog on the subject and more pictures
haunted girl
you can also try googling "tintype" or "post mortem tintype"

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Victorian Post-mortem photography

I read a while back about when photography was first introduced it was a popular tradition to take pictures of the dead. Gone but not forgotten So when I see these really old photographs I have to wonder how many of these people are dead people?

With some there is no question about the fact that it is a post mortem picture...

In others it's hard to tell that the person you are seeing isnt just sleeping

And still others don't portray death at all. If I saw this photograph below I would assume she was ill and weak and could not hold herself upright.. But I wouldn't assume she was dead. (the girl in the middle is the deceased)

The poor little girl in this photo looks terrified. Can you imagine..

the girl standing n the middle is the dead person in this pic

this one really doesn't have a place in my story other than it shocked me and I felt inclined to include it.. You have to remember that this was the Victorian era when things like siamese twins was kept quiet.

I guess post mortem photography was a beautiful tradition. Tho it seems kind of eerie by todays standards it is still part of our history and provides us a peek into the past.

Here is a link to another blog on the subject and more pictures
haunted girl
you can also try googling "tintype" or "post mortem tintype"

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