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#4 Mrs. Della Powell, died 1894.

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Mrs. Della Powell, died 1894.

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

#4 Mrs. Della Powell, died 1894.

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