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#32 Sometimes, photographers would try to make it appear like the dead person was sleeping as in this photo.

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Sometimes, photographers would try to make it appear like the dead person was sleeping as in this photo.

Post-Mortem Portraits: The Controversial Victorian Tradition of Capturing the Deceased on Camera

#32 Sometimes, photographers would try to make it appear like the dead person was sleeping as in this photo.

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