Death, Daguerrotypes, and Posing Stands, Oh My! Tonights episode is all about the wonderfully disturbing world of postmortem photography. So grab a spoon to lift up those eyelids as we explore death in all of its copper-coated glory and expose some myths in the process.

The Victorian word of the day is sure to leave you feeling a bit buzzed.

(An example of how a posing stand was used to keep a child still.)

Susan Cantrell's website: https://dealer042.wixsite.com/post-mortem-photos

Music by :

David Fesilyan & David Renda

Sources:

A Victorian Obsession With Death : Fetishistic Rituals Helped Survivors Cope With Loss of Loved Ones. Public Affairs. D. Lyn Hunter.

Jaqueline A. Bunge & Jack Mord. Memory Keepers: Photography as a Form of Remembrance. Beyond the Dark Veil. pg. 8. 2013

Marion Peck. Remembering Death. Beyond the Dark Veil. pg. 6. 2013

Marien, Mary Warner (2002). Photography: A Cultural History. New York: Harry N. Abrams.

Philadelphia Photographer. 1875 volume 11. Page 27.

Clearing Up Some Myths About Postmortem Photography

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-post-mortem-photographs

Kelly Christian. The Unpleasant Duty: An Introduction to Postmortem Photography. http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/unpleasant-duty-introduction-postmortem-photography

Caitlin Doughty. Victorian Standing Corpse Photographs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DxI8Pn1Uw