#1 My 96-Year-Old Grandma, With My 100-Year-Old Grandpa, Hours Before Her Death. 77 Years Of Marriage
#3 A Week Before My Grandfather Passed Away, I Snuck His Favorite Beer Into The Nursing Home For Him
#4 My Good Friend Bear Telling His Son And Daughter Goodbye. He Died The Next Evening From Pancreatic Cancer
#5 Shortly After My Mother Passed Away I Decided To Look Up Her House On Google Earth
#6 Dying Father Fulfills Last Wish To Walk Daughter Down The Aisle On Her Wedding Day
#7 Last Pictures I Found Recently Of My Dad On His Old Tablet
#8 Last Photo Taken Of My Older Brother As He Was Leaving For College
How Are Death Photos Different From Then to Now?
It might seem odd to take pics of dead people, but the high mortality rate and spread of disease during the Victorian era led to this practice. In the mid-1800s, when photography became popular and affordable, people started trying memento mori portraiture. This essentially means death photography. It was expensive but not nearly as costly as getting a portrait painted, which was previously the only way to have last photos of loved ones.
People devised creative ways to remember the dead and posed them accordingly. This provided a new outlet for them to express their grief. Although it might seem disturbing to have these haunting photos, it was a widespread practice then. It was also a way to make peace with the increasing mortality rate.
Death acceptance might seem disturbing, but it’s a healthy practice that can help you live life fully and have more prosperous relationships. You can start small by checking out these comics about the afterlife and death.
#9 After 69 Years Of Marriage
#10 My Little Brother (17) Was Shot A Few Weeks Ago And This Is The Last Pic I Took With Him
#11 Last Image Of Thai Diver Saman Kunan
#12 A Father Comforts His Son, David Kirby, On His Deathbed In Ohio, 1989
#13 My Beautiful Mom Before She Rapidly Deteriorated From A Giloblastoma
#14 A Woman Battling Breast Cancer Married The Love Of Her Life
#15 My Dad Passed Away Yesterday. Just Last Week He Was In China Traveling And Met A Panda
#16 My Best Friend At My Wedding. By The Time Our Reception Was Over He Was Considered Brain Dead
Why Did the Victorian Era Take Haunting Photos of People After Death?
The Victorian era was plagued with epidemics like cholera, diphtheria, and typhus. Many people died, and the majority of deaths were children. That’s why families were eager to have one token of remembrance of their kin after they took their last breath. The people were posed to resemble their likeness before death so the families would be at peace.
Recalling the people we love just as they were is beautiful, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes, secrets about people after their death reveal things you can’t imagine.
#17 Two Engineers Died When The Windmill They Were Working On Caught Fire. This Might Be The Last Picture Of Them
#18 My Grandfather Just Passed Minutes Ago. This Was Taken Yesterday
#20 Last Picture Of My Husband Hugging Our Oldest Daughter
