Historical Indulgences

ca. 1860-80, [ambrotype portrait of a mother cradling her deceased child]

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   bloody mary i killed your baby omg im scared

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   Ambrotype portrait of a mother cradling her deceased child, c. 1860-80

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    Ambrotype portrait of a mother cradling her deceased child, c. 1860-80

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    These photographs really fascinate me. How it would be seen as totally inappropriate and morbid today, but in the...

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