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#36 Cabinet card of a deceased young woman in her parlor by a Rome, NY photography studio, 1890’s.

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Cabinet card of a deceased young woman in her parlor by a Rome, NY photography studio, 1890’s.

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

#36 Cabinet card of a deceased young woman in her parlor by a Rome, NY photography studio, 1890’s.

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←#35 A deceased woman positioned as alive
#37 The text on the frame reads, “Miss Jeanette Glackmeyer, daughter whose above photo was taken 9 days after death. Mother could not part with only daughter.”→

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