Obit Magazine
June 16, 2009
Postmortem photography dates back to the late 19th century, when the magical new science of photography captured the memory of the deceased. Some relatives believed that a “mourning portrait” made shortly after death would enable the soul to keep on trekking. Family members might be photographed with the corpse, or near a collection of his or her possessions. Like sad trading cards, the resulting photographs were distributed to those who cared.
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