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KittyWampus

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18. The dead made good subjects back then. They didn't move during the long exposure time required.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2016, 10:03 AM

May 2016

I am a history geek. Victorian England being a favorite era of mine.

While it seems odd now, what also seems odd is the way modern Americans sanitize death in real life as loved ones all too often die in a hospital alone. Even while watching fictional deaths daily on tv. And causing fictional deaths daily in gaming.

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Memento Mori - 18 Creepy Post-Mortem Photos From The Victorian Era [View all] malaise May 2016 OP

I often forget how sharp_stick May 2016 #1

Yep malaise May 2016 #4

Wow, Edgar Allan Poe is in there. rug May 2016 #2

Couldn't believe it either malaise May 2016 #3

"Memento Mori" definition was just a question on Jeopardy. (I did not know it) virgogal May 2016 #5

That's why I posted this - heard it on Jeopardy malaise May 2016 #6

That's because it was a "trophy picture" taken just after being killed by Union troops Ex Lurker May 2016 #9

Thanks for that malaise May 2016 #11

I didn't make the connection to "Bloody Bill". BillZBubb May 2016 #26

Creepy, yet interesting. smirkymonkey May 2016 #7

Interesting nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #8

Agree re the art form but what is process stuff? malaise May 2016 #16

Photo shop nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #21

OK I get it malaise May 2016 #27

What do you imagine to be processed here? synergie May 2016 #22

Labs was the processing of the age nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #23

So, what were saying was processed here, and which photos were you warning the OP synergie May 2016 #31

Miss it of course not surprised nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #32

Wisconsin Death Trip cali May 2016 #10

Very interesting malaise May 2016 #12

I think you'd find this book fascinating, mal cali May 2016 #14

This tells me a lot about Lesy malaise May 2016 #19

It's interesting how many people treestar May 2016 #13

Technology rules malaise May 2016 #15

Yep. A newborn a few hours old has likely already been photographed several times more treestar May 2016 #17

Not just photographed malaise May 2016 #28

The dead made good subjects back then. They didn't move during the long exposure time required. KittyWampus May 2016 #18

A profound post but it's not just Americans malaise May 2016 #20

In related matter, Buddy RICH's last words: "Is there anything you can't take?" --"Country music" UTUSN May 2016 #24

Haven't seen many of these malaise May 2016 #25

If you dont know about this MFM008 May 2016 #29

I'm always fascinated by life in old days JI7 May 2016 #30

This actually still goes on in some countries, at least before the ubiquity of smartphones. synergie May 2016 #33