It must have been easier for them to hold still...
Tom
On Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 15:06, msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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wrote re "Re: [OM] Weddings, Funerals, and ot" saying:
> Scott writes:
>
> > While not common now, photographs of the dead, especially of
> > children, were part of the history of photography (at least in the USA).
>
> The genre is called "Postmortem".
>
> I had one in a box of old prints I bought at a yard sale. It looked like a
> nice family portrait. The sitters were all poker-faced, but the youngster's
> visage was especially grim. Then I noticed all the flowers.
>
> Do a search on "postmortem" and you'll find lots of auctions and bidders.
>
> Morgan
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