Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to death, post-mortem, memorial portraiture and memento mori |
| Examples |
| 2 | Nineteenth century post-mortem and memento mori |
| 3 | Post-mortem and memento mori photographs of babies and children |
| Daguerreotypes |
| 4 | Daguerreotypes: Post-mortem portraits |
| Cartes de visite |
| 5 | Cartes de visite: Post-mortem portraits |
| Cabinet cards |
| 6 | Cabinet cards: Post-mortem and memorial portraits |
| Tintypes |
| 7 | Tintypes: Post-mortem portraits |
| Postcards |
| 8 | Postcards: Death and memorials |
| Spirit photography |
| 9 | Abraham Lincoln as a returning spirit |
| Marketing death |
| 10 | Marketing: Chase's Daguerreotype Rooms, Boston (1846) |
| 11 | Marketing: John A. Whipple, 96 Washington St., Boston (1848) |
| 12 | Marketing: J.V.R. Schuyler, Ithaca, NY (1853) |
| 13 | Marketing: Root's Daguerrean Gallery (1853) |
| 14 | Combining a daguerreotype with a miniature to create a painting (1848) |
| 15 | Elliott and Fry during the First World War - portraits often gain a mournful interest (1917) |
| Reminiscences of photographing the dead |
| 16 | Charlie E. Orr: Post-Mortem Photography (1873) |
| 17 | Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882) |
| Cemeteries |
| 18 | Southworth and Hawes: Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Photographs on graves |
| 19 | Photograph of the deceased on a grave at a cemetery in Yokohama, Japan (1881) |
| Notable deaths |
| 20 | François Aubert and others: The execution of Emperor Maximilian (19 June 1867) |
| 21 | A.A. Hughes & Bro. (Blanchard, Iowa): [Jesse James dead; in coffin; body half covered with sheet; 4 men standing by] (1882) |
