Victorian Mourning Photos

paperlace · #1 ● 12-08-2009, 06:15 AM

Hi, this is my first post, so I hope I am doing this right.

These are mourning photos from the victorian period, where the dead are posed as if they are still alive. Wires hold them up, propped up against a stand and sometimes eyes are painted on. Not gruesome at all but I find it terribly heartbreaking.

myleperfriend · #2 ● 12-08-2009, 06:21 AM

Fucking Creepy. End of story. lol. Love that sepia though.

Curb Stomper · #3 ● 12-08-2009, 06:22 AM

Harrowing stuff.

Pharnum · #4 ● 12-08-2009, 08:04 AM

The final one creeps me the fuck out

butterfly · #5 ● 12-08-2009, 08:07 AM

That is just weird.

7328mp05 · #6 ● 12-08-2009, 08:43 AM

Didn't anyone think to get a pic when they were alive?? Very creepy

Curb Stomper · #7 ● 12-08-2009, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by 7328mp05 ↗

Didn't anyone think to get a pic when they were alive?? Very creepy

That wouldn't have been as fun!

Tigerz · #8 ● 12-08-2009, 08:48 AM

paperlace · #9 ● 12-08-2009, 09:51 AM

The final one creeps me the fuck out

ah, no. the girl's alive. She's just taking a photo with her dead sister. sorry for not being clear about that. Same with pic #2, only the girl in the middle is dead, posing with living people. o.o

Didn't anyone think to get a pic when they were alive??

Photographs in the 1800s were expensive! Their families probably wanted one last memory of them. though I agree, it is creepy pretending that they were alive.

Matias · #10 ● 12-08-2009, 12:58 PM

Who on earth would pay more than USD 1000 for a picture of a dead firefighter from the 1800's!! Gosh!

Victorian Mourning Photos

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