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Joe-B-one discovered this in Photography
•41 reviews since May 6, 2008
photography, death
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moonbeamzapper rated 7 weeks ago- thanks bitty2 , interesting and informative site. The fact is, postmortem photographs like this were taken more than any other kind of photograph in the Victorian era -- especially in the U.S. -- and in many cases these carefully-arranged, meticulously staged pictures were the only ones ever taken of their subjects.
- BettyJoBradley rated 7 weeks ago
- More dead-people-from-the-olden-days photos. Nifty. This one is especially nice because it reflects a style where family members "staged mourning" and another style where the photographer used a person to represent the deceased and then inserted the likeness of that stand-in as a spirit in the photo. Double nifty, as cheesy as hell, and a sign of the time.
- Gotjenna rated 8 weeks ago
- The photograph above also reveals another Victorian preoccupation: spirit photography. Likely a double-exposure featuring an "actress" portraying the childrens' mother, this style seems to me a highly theatrical way to deal with one's grief. "These photos remind me of a time when I was about 13, there was a girl I used to know who's mom kept a photo of her child who had died of cot death on top of their TV. It freaked the hell out of me, no matter how hard I tried to watch whatever TV program was on, my eyes kept on being drawn to that photograph, with it's grey-purple skin and sunken eyes *shudders*" - Joe-B-one
- queeenbee rated 8 weeks ago
- wow.. lil to creepy for my taste.
- jaundisElf rated 8 weeks ago
- From the page: "The parlor, or "oedeath room," was an important part of funerary rituals for most of the 19th century, the place where deceased family members were laid out for final respects. This image dates to c. 1890-1905, a time when many funerals were still taking place at home. Soon, however, death would begin to leave the home and by end of World War I most Americans will receive their health care in doctor's offices and hospitals and most funerals will take place in funeral homes. As the funeral "oeparlor" came into vogue, the home parlor was rechristened a "oeliving room""
- admiraljesus rated 8 weeks ago
- Ah, I'd wondered before when it became more common to use the term 'living room' rather than parlor, or if there was a specific difference. I am a fan of the macabre and this certainly fits that.
- LeonardoDaVinci rated 8 weeks ago
- Its a well-known fact that the "Victorians" were a bunch creeps whose sole reason for existence, it seems, was to pose for a variety of creepia-toned photographs to freak out later generations!
- martiabi rated 8 weeks ago
- hello, creepy dead boy
- java99 rated 8 weeks ago
- that is pretty creepy but also really interesting..
- sargt000 rated 8 weeks ago
- fascinating. but then again, i'm fascinated with death and dead things, so it's probably not for everyone.
