theoddmentemporium: abinferis: …The effect of life was sometimes enhanced by either propping the subject’s eyes open or painting pupils onto the photographic print, and many early images have a rosy tint added to the cheeks of the corpse. As interesting as it is, I haven’t posted much about post-mortem photography before, just because its EVERYWHERE, but this image is particularly haunting!

theoddmentemporium:

abinferis:

…The effect of life was sometimes enhanced by either propping the subject’s eyes open or painting pupils onto the photographic print, and many early images have a rosy tint added to the cheeks of the corpse.

As interesting as it is, I haven’t posted much about post-mortem photography before, just because its EVERYWHERE, but this image is particularly haunting!

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    I think this one was nicely done