Post Mortem Photography

After much research, and finding so many fake post mortem photos, I've edited this board. To the best of my knowledge, they are real pms.
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Victorian post mortem photography may seem strange, but for some families it was their only opportunity to have a memento of their loved one as photography was expensive at the time. Sometimes the dead were posed as if alive and sometimes are of children and babies due to the high death rate among this group at the time. Vintage, Photography, Post Mortem Photography, Post Mortem Pictures, Post Mortem, Photographer, Daguerreotype, Post, Photos
Victorian post mortem photography may seem strange, but for some families it was their only opportunity to have a memento of their loved one as photography was expensive at the time. Sometimes the dead were posed as if alive and sometimes are of children and babies due to the high death rate among this group at the time.
Perhaps the watch had symbolic meaning? The short time spent on earth? Vintage Photos, Retro, Old Photos, Old Photographs, First Love, Death, Vintage Photographs, Picture
Perhaps the watch had symbolic meaning? The short time spent on earth?
An angel named Molly June Infancy, Heaven, Mortuary, Victorian Photos, Victorian, Pre And Post
An angel named Molly June
Nicolka Miminko, stillborn child,   Czech Republic Children, Stillborn, Vintage Children, Head In The Sand, Babies, Kid Photos, Kids Photos
Nicolka Miminko, stillborn child, Czech Republic
Period Dramas, Girl, Quiet
Einer der Kinder aufgebart Art, Serial Killers
Einer der Kinder aufgebart
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery  Hillside Illinois  Antonetta Mazzitelli  Sept 26, 1910  April 23 or 27 1919 Anton, Death Pics, Haunting, Fotografia, Photo
Antonetta by MistressVampy on DeviantArt
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Hillside Illinois Antonetta Mazzitelli Sept 26, 1910 April 23 or 27 1919
1850's girl. Portraits, Deceased, Old Pictures, Vintage Photography
1850's girl.
The oldest of the three sisters. Looks as if the body had begun to purge. She must have died first. Poor little girls. Poor parents. Old Photography, Families, Three Sisters, Family
Antique Photo Album Post Mortem Photography
The oldest of the three sisters. Looks as if the body had begun to purge. She must have died first. Poor little girls. Poor parents.
Beginning in the mid-1800s, post-mortem photography (or memento mori) was a popular way to honor and remember the dead. Most were taken shortly after death, and could look incredibly life-like. Photographs were expensive, so often the post-mortem picture was the only one ever taken of an individual. Families evidently thought it better to have the remembrance than to lose ithe opportunity. Portrait, Disturbing
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Beginning in the mid-1800s, post-mortem photography (or memento mori) was a popular way to honor and remember the dead. Most were taken shortly after death, and could look incredibly life-like. Photographs were expensive, so often the post-mortem picture was the only one ever taken of an individual. Families evidently thought it better to have the remembrance than to lose ithe opportunity.
Dead Girl Awaiting Cremation at the Funeral Pyres, Calcutta American, Momento Mori, Funeral Pyre
Dead Girl Awaiting Cremation at the Funeral Pyres, Calcutta
Marlen Philip Hostraun,  born june 1, 1888  died jan. 26, 1889 (IMO he looks younger than the almost 8 months old in the description) Younger
Antique Photo Album Post Mortem Photography
Marlen Philip Hostraun, born june 1, 1888 died jan. 26, 1889 (IMO he looks younger than the almost 8 months old in the description)
Sweet baby History, War, Crime, Ww2, World War Ii, World War Two, World War, Wwii
Sweet baby
A beautiful post mortem picture of a deceased child. I think late 19th or early 20th century. Deceased Child, Antique Photos, Creepy Pictures
Antique Photo Album Post Mortem Photography
A beautiful post mortem picture of a deceased child. I think late 19th or early 20th century.
Post mortem. Boy outside house. circa 1900.
CONFESSIONS OF A FUNERAL DIRECTOR » 18 Examples of Post-mortem Photography
Post mortem. Boy outside house. circa 1900.
Retratos post mortem - Colección Fernando Navarro - Región de Murcia Digital Gothic, Brother, Historia
Retratos post mortem - Colección Fernando Navarro - Región de Murcia Digital
Retratos post mortem - Colección Fernando Navarro - Región de Murcia Digital
Norway, Mother and Child on deathbed (800×573) Mother And Child, Grief, Dead Pictures
Norway, Mother and Child on deathbed (800×573)
Mother leaning over her dead child People, Victorian Photography, Remembrance
Mother leaning over her dead child
Vintage Post-Mortem Photograph - Baby In Crib, Mourning, Funeral, Memento Mori Antique Pictures, Photo Stands
Vintage Post-Mortem Photograph - Baby In Crib, Mourning, Funeral, Memento Mori | eBay
Vintage Post-Mortem Photograph - Baby In Crib, Mourning, Funeral, Memento Mori
Post-Mortem-of-Dead-Baby-Infant-in-Casket-Coffin-Cabinet-Card-Photo-Late-1800s Inspiration, Horror, Halloween, Ideas, The Canterville Ghost
Collectible Photographs for sale | eBay
Post-Mortem-of-Dead-Baby-Infant-in-Casket-Coffin-Cabinet-Card-Photo-Late-1800s
Antique-Post-Mortem-Cabinet-Card Antiques, Antique, Grave
Antique Post Mortem Cabinet Card
Antique-Post-Mortem-Cabinet-Card
POSTMORTEM-CDV-ANTIQUE-PHOTOGRAPH-HAS-E-CAUFIELD-NEW-MILFORD-CONN Milford, New Milford, Oddities
Original Print Collectible CDVs | eBay
POSTMORTEM-CDV-ANTIQUE-PHOTOGRAPH-HAS-E-CAUFIELD-NEW-MILFORD-CONN
Dutch boy on his deathbed (1971) Types Of Photography, Victorian Life, Dutch Boy, Paranormal
Dutch boy on his deathbed (1971)
Vintage Post-Mortem Photo Of Little Girl - White Flowers - Mourning - Funeral Photographs, White Flowers, Gallows Humor
Collectable Photographs for sale | eBay
Vintage Post-Mortem Photo Of Little Girl - White Flowers - Mourning - Funeral
Beatiful even in death Fotos
Beatiful even in death
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Vintage-RPPC-Little-Girl-Post-Mortem-Flowers-Mourning-Funeral-Death
Vintage RPPC - Little Girl, Post-Mortem, Flowers - Mourning - Funeral - Death
Vintage-RPPC-Little-Girl-Post-Mortem-Flowers-Mourning-Funeral-Death
My guess is a tragic accident. The dent is shaped like a tool. Injury, Creep, Forceps
My guess is a tragic accident. The dent is shaped like a tool.
Vintage Post-Mortem Photograph Of Little Girl - Lace Dress - Mourning - Funeral
Vintage Post-Mortem Photograph Of Little Girl - Lace Dress - Mourning - Funeral | eBay
Vintage Post-Mortem Photograph Of Little Girl - Lace Dress - Mourning - Funeral
Paul Frecker - Nineteenth Century Photography Antique Photography, Celebrity Deaths
Nineteenth Century Photography
Paul Frecker - Nineteenth Century Photography