Victoria Era Post-Mortem Photographs Are Unsettling. How Was This a Thing?

The Victorian Era was a pretty morbid time in human history. One of the most unsettling traditions of the era was the practice of post-mortem photography (that is, photographing the dead). By today’s standards, this is would be pretty taboo, but at the time it was seen as quite normal.

Ok, I’m always fascinated by the history of photography but… talk about creepy!

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