Historical Indulgences

ca. 1857, [daguerreotype portrait of a mother and her dead child, stricken with either chicken pox or measles]

via A Morning’s Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive, Stanley B. Burns

• February 9 2012 | 62 Notes - Read More →
• Tags: daguerreotypemedicalportraitpost mortemvintagephotographyhistoryvictorian19th centuryemotiveemotions

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This blog is a collection of photographs and ephemera focused mainly within the curious and often misunderstood realm of 19th century America. I have a soft spot for all things silly, antiquated, macabre, and grotesque. The content is from a variety of collections; public, academic, and private. In addition, there's an occasional emphasis on Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War, as well.

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