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Postmortem man - An old photo of a man with a beard
Summary
Post-mortem photograph of a deceased man in a chair with table and book. The body is arranged so as to appear lifelike.
Post-mortem photography, also known as memorial portraiture, is the practice of taking photographs of deceased individuals. It was a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Date
1825 - 1925
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain
