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#65 Photographers employed a variety of tricks to make their subjects look more life-like

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Photographers employed a variety of tricks to make their subjects look more life-like

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

#65 Photographers employed a variety of tricks to make their subjects look more life-like

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←#64 She almost looks alive in this photograph.
#66 A tintype stand is used to help prevent movement.→

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