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#57 Sometimes it was impossible to make the subjects look alive as in this photo.

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Sometimes it was impossible to make the subjects look alive as in this photo.

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

#57 Sometimes it was impossible to make the subjects look alive as in this photo.

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