Memento mori 1

black_pathology · December 10th, 2008, 02:39 PM

Back in the early days of photography many where not sure what to do with the marvelous technology of capturing still images. One of the more morbid aspects of early photography combined photography with the curiosity that the public had of death.

As a result, many of the Victorians of the 19th century, hired photographers to take staged post-mortem pictures of the recently deceased - a way of preserving the image of someone taken away by the cold hand of death.

In many cases, these images taken after someone's death were the only pictures ever taken of these people.

Here is the site I got this all from:

http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfa...ementomori.htm

black_pathology · December 10th, 2008, 02:45 PM

tanker37172 · December 29th, 2008, 07:07 AM

I had made many post on Thantos Memento mori until they started to charge to make a post. Many of these I have commented on. Does anybody know why we cannot do this today, Would it help grieving loved one to have a photo like this. Check out www.Thantos.com

xsuzie · January 8th, 2009, 12:21 AM

sweet photos. i always thought these were so pretty.

P@ULINA · July 6th, 2009, 11:55 PM

What impressed me the most is the face of the family around the dead, you can see the pain and now is all about smile for the pictures!!!

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TickleMeHellNo · July 6th, 2009, 11:58 PM

I have tons of these,I love these kind of pics. Some I've bought online and some I have found myself....

p4irs · October 16th, 2009, 01:34 PM

sweeet

holm55 · October 17th, 2009, 07:20 PM

I love these too the photos say so much. To bad People stopped
taking theses type of photos.

tomn055@yahoo.com · November 3rd, 2009, 11:44 PM

like the vintage photos

December 10th, 2008, 02:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
black_pathology Osteomyalitic Sequestrum Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hell Posts: 1,133	Memento mori 1 Back in the early days of photography many where not sure what to do with the marvelous technology of capturing still images. One of the more morbid aspects of early photography combined photography with the curiosity that the public had of death. As a result, many of the Victorians of the 19th century, hired photographers to take staged post-mortem pictures of the recently deceased - a way of preserving the image of someone taken away by the cold hand of death. In many cases, these images taken after someone's death were the only pictures ever taken of these people. Here is the site I got this all from: http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfa...ementomori.htm Attached Thumbnails Last edited by black_pathology; December 10th, 2008 at 02:50 PM..

December 29th, 2008, 07:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
tanker37172 Freakin' Noob Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 21	I had made many post on Thantos Memento mori until they started to charge to make a post. Many of these I have commented on. Does anybody know why we cannot do this today, Would it help grieving loved one to have a photo like this. Check out www.Thantos.com Last edited by tanker37172; December 29th, 2008 at 07:12 AM..

July 6th, 2009, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
P@ULINA So Cute..... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 10	What impressed me the most is the face of the family around the dead, you can see the pain and now is all about smile for the pictures!!!........

July 6th, 2009, 11:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
TickleMeHellNo Whacked-out Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In a state full of mental midgets. Posts: 2,896	I have tons of these,I love these kind of pics. Some I've bought online and some I have found myself.... __________________ I once crocheted a pair of fuzzy purple balls and sent them to my ex for Christmas. After his excessive whining and emo attitude he was having trouble finding his own

October 16th, 2009, 01:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
p4irs Freakin' Noob Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ho ho ho Posts: 3,121	sweeet __________________ Will you bite the hand that feeds? Will you chew until it bleeds? - Nine Inch Nails

December 10th, 2008, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
black_pathology Osteomyalitic Sequestrum Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hell Posts: 1,133

January 8th, 2009, 12:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
xsuzie pothead Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	sweet photos. i always thought these were so pretty.

October 17th, 2009, 07:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
holm55 Leaving Noobdom Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: CARSON CITY Posts: 143	I love these too the photos say so much. To bad People stopped taking theses type of photos.

November 3rd, 2009, 11:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
tomn055@yahoo.com Freakin' Noob Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 22	like the vintage photos

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