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In the chapel of an abandoned and derelict mortuary at St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
Carte de visite by an anonymous photographer possibly from Haverhill, N.H. The child who rests in this casket holds a tiny bouquet of flowers, a reminder that in the midst of life we are in death. Visible on the lid of the casket are screw or pegs used to the secure the top before burial. A book or books are located beneath the head of the casket, likely placed by the photographer to raise the little box so that the child’s face could be better seen. A modern pencil note on the back of the mount reads, "Haverhill, N.H." It is likely this image was removed from an album of images from this New England town.
I encourage you to use this image for educational purposes only. However, please ask for permission.
"C. H. Smith, Photographer, Lima, N.Y."
Children were often dressed in white with black trim for mourning, as this small boy appears to be.
No idea who this is or where. The barren trees and dark gentle hill in the background, that looks tilled, plus the native american blanket, make me think of the Dakotas or Oklahoma. I'd guess these are from the 20's or 30's, they are on paper but of different sizes paper, hand cut. I bought these in a local store but I don't believe it's in New Mexico.
In the right hand photo, behind the blanket can be seen what appear to be tombstones. I think the second shot is at the cemetery and the blanket may block the view of the grave (?) and certainly of the other graves.There is heaped earth to the right behind the blanket, also.
From a small collection of real photo postcards depicting life in Amsterdam, Ohio. I believe this group dates to around the time of the famous April 1910 coal mine explosion at the Youghlogeheny & Ohio Company Mine. Here is a link to a story about the disaster in case you are interested: www3.gendisasters.com/ohio/2964/amsterdam,-oh-coal-mine-e...
In my mind, this is what the RPPC is all about-- capturing the history of America from the small town perspective. I obtained this group of 18 cards as one lot and I am fairly certain they were salesman samples as there were a few non-RPPC cards with the lot that had the typical ordering information on the back. All of these cards are unused with no postmarks or writing on the verso. At the time, I paid quite a bit to get the lot. I’ve never regretted buying this group as they tell such a powerful story as a whole. As a reminder, please do not copy or distribute my images with authorization.
"S. Masury, Photographic Artist, 289 Washington Street, Boston."
A woman in full mourning, once again wearing gold jewelry. (Just sayin'.)
She's a bit of a fashion retro here, but she's older. The inclusion of that posing chair makes me think this is from later than her outfit may look.
The wheat sheaf is a death symbol we don't see anymore. It referred to this Bible passage--Job 5:26: "You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season." Because of the sheaf in this image of the funeral floral arrangements, one can assume that Celia died in old age, having lived a full life.
"Ross & Thompson, Photographers to the Queen. 90 Princes street, Edinburgh."
Written on the reverse is "Mrs. Bannerman, Widow."
This double tintype was sold to us a a post mortem. But the movement in the baby's hand shows that it is sleeping. I still like the image even though it is not a post mortem.
Written on the reverse: "Mrs. Micklneness 1864."
"Photographed by George Henshall Gallery of Art, Broad Street, Hanley."
Written on reverse in pencil: "Aunt Clarissy Birdsey."
"Photographed by M. H. Sloper. Wilcox Building, West Meridan, Conn."
Clarissa Wilcox Birdsey was born in 1809 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. She was the Daughter of Sylvester Wilcox (1782 – 1808) and his wife Abigail Bacon (1784 – 1854). She married merchant and farmer Alanson B. Birdsey of Meridan (b. 25 Nov. 1805-d. 17 June, 1881). They were married on 10 Aug. 1829. Alanson ran a grocery store on Main Street, Meridan, for some time. In 1844, Alanson built a large brick house (a "mansion," according to one source) on Broad Street that, after his death, became the home of his daughter and her husband.
The Couple had a daughter, Elizabeth (b. 1830) who married Walter Booth and had a daughter named Mary Jane and a son, Walter, Jr.. Eldest son, Gershom, named after Alanson's father, was born 5 may, 1832, and married Phebe Camp Irwin in April 1853, and died in 1856. Second son Russel Birdsey lived from 1837 – 1839. Their youngest daughter Mary Jane (1841 – 1916) married Francis Foster.
She is buried with many members of her family at East Cemetery, Meridan.
A photo of Alanson:
www.flickr.com/photos/60861613@N00/6100690167/in/photostr...
Copyright Ann Longmore-Etheridge Collection.
"M. W. Mealey, 295 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass."
Interestingly, here is the obituary of the man who took this picture--Martin W. Mealey:
"MEALEY, MARTIN
May 13, 1909
Martin W. Mealey, a well known local photographer, died yesterday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock at his home, corner of Washington and Seventh Streets of heart disease. Though he had been ill for two or three weeks and for months had not enjoyed real good health, it was not believed his condition was especially alarming until a few minutes or possibly an hour before his death.
After feeling badly for a few days, Mr. Mealey took to his bed a week ago Friday but was up again on Monday and went to Tempe to take some pictures at the Normal school. Returning he went to bed feeling very tired and never left it again except for a few minutes at a time. Tuesday night he coughed considerably but declared yesterday morning that he never felt better in his life. He was always cheerful and hopeful. During the forenoon yesterday he began to get worse and finally Dr. Ball, a friend of thirty years standing, was sent for but when he arrived the patient was lapsing into unconsciousness.
Mrs. Mealey, who has been her husband's constant companion and nurse during his hours of illness was overcome by the suddenness of the blow and could hardly appreciate the change that took place between morning and noon. They have no daughters, and only a single son, Will P. Mealey of Seattle, formerly a resident of this city. He was informed by wire of his father's death and it is expected he will come as quickly as possible, though it will take four or five days to make the trip. He had not been heard from last evening and it is possible he is out of the city and will not get the sad telegram until this morning.
The deceased was born at the head of St. Peter's Bay, Newfoundland, 59 years ago last October and was the youngest of thirteen children, all of whom have preceded him to the grave. When about a year old his parents moved to Boston and later the family moved to Lowell, Mass. Thirty six years ago Mr. Mealey moved to Colorado where he lived for twenty three years, having suffered with asthma. He took quite a prominent part in business and public affairs in Colorado in those days but deciding that he had worn out the climate he came to Phoenix about thirteen years ago. He was engaged in the photograph business on East Washington Street almost from the time of his arrival here until a few months ago when he bought the gallery established by the late F.A. Hartwell on South Second Street, conducting it until his death.
Mealey Funeral
May 19, 1909
A large gathering of friends of the family assembled yesterday in the parlors of Mohn and Driscoll to honor the memory of M.W. Mealey. Rev. J.A. Geissinger conducted a religious service after which the casket was placed in the care of the Independent Order of Foresters, who escorted it to the grave. There were many beautiful floral offerings."
The grandmother, mother, and daughter, stand in the Larson family plot by a recent grave upon which summer flowers bloom.
Detail: www.flickr.com/photos/60861613@N00/8726402509/in/photostr...
The man portrayed between the women is almost certainly the younger's late husband. The woman on the left is probably his mother, and his son stands behind the portrait in a symbolic statement of his role as heir.
I was on a Halloween Guided Tour of the cemetery and I thought the guide was joking when he told us about postmortem photography and showed us the above photograph. It would appear that the deceased were often photographed with close relatives and family groups. Their eyes were closed and then painted in on the lids. I'm not sure which of the above is deceased.
When I got home I googled it and not only was it very common in the nineteenth century but it is still practiced today. Not a genre I'm going to take up.
Check out this postmortem photography video:
www.history.com/topics/halloween/historical-ghost-stories...
My first expensive good post mortem. The boy is seated, with his eyes shut. He is lightly tinted.
THIS IS FAWN WEIR'S PHOTOGRAPH PLEASE DO NOT COPY
nephew an first son-in law of Augustus
for educational purpose only
please do not use without permission
"Prize Medal Paris Exhibition 1878. Member of the National Academy of Industry (France). Diploma of the Royal Turin Museum (Italy). Mr. Baudoux, Photographer, 59 New Street, 59 St. Helier's, Jersey. Highly Commended Channel Isands Exhibition 1871."
Written in pencil; "Sarah Streeder."
"G. Gyngell, Photographer, Artist."
The mounring woman in this image is probably holding an image of her deceased loved one.
[Unidentified deceased child]
[between 1860 and 1900?]
1 photograph : sixteenth-plate tintype ; 4.5 x 5.1 cm (case)
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Case: Leather; oval and scroll design.
Use digital images. Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. For more information see: (www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html)
Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (D066)
Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).
Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Children--1860-1900.
Dead persons--1860-1900.
Format: Postmortem photographs--1860-1870.
Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
Tintypes--1860-1870.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Ambrotype/Tintype filing series (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650518
Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650519
More information about this collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.34974
Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 3068
"Photographed by J.W. Gould, Carrollton, Ohio...Tell your friends photographs made at this estabishment have more perfect eyes and finer expression than any made in Carroll Co."
Written in pencil: "Katie Irwin."
調布の武者小路実篤公園に行ってきました。
そこには旧武者小路邸が保存されているのですが、
普段は立ち入り禁止のサンルームを特別に見せてもらうことができました。
エアコンがちょっと興ざめな感じですが（笑）、
現代の建築基準にはいろいろそぐわないところもあるし、
当時そのまんまというわけにはいかないようです。
そもそも本当のオリジナル（調度品など）は現代美術館にあるそうですしね。
This is a house of Saneatsu Mushanokouji.
Saneatsu Mushanokouji is a great novelist in Japan.
His house is being preserved by the country when postmortem of him.
"Photographie France, 3 Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris" Reverse: "Des Deputes de la Seine et du Conseil Municipal, Paris."
I'm just beginning to explore the differences between Canadian mourning attire, British mourning attire, and U.S. mourning attire. The Canadian attire can be very different and very interesting indeed. One would not expect neither a British nor American woman to wear that sort of hat, specifically. The more images I gather in evidence, the more I can try to build a refernce base for each nation and each decade.
I posted a post mortem daguerreotype of a baby with his father in the background. This is a photograph of the daguerreotype with the mat removed. Very little of the father's face can be seen but it is obvious to me that he is looking down on the baby and it adds another level of poignancy to me.
Carte de visite by unidentified photographer. A deceased child lay upon a bed located on the porch of a home. A bouquet of flowers has been placed in the little boy or girl's folded hands. He or she wears patent leather shoes. Barely visible in the background is porch railing, perhaps constructed of wrought iron. This photograph was likely taken in late spring, summer, or early fall, as leaves are visible on the blurred trees in the yard behind the porch.
This image may not be reproduced by any means without permission.