Postmortem Photo of an Infant

$250 · Offered by Between the Covers

Millville, N.J. H.H. Hess, [no date - circa 1880]. Unbound. Cabinet card. Image approximately 4" x 5.5" on a "x" card with the photographer's name and address. A bit faded, slight edge erosion on the margin of the image, good. Because of the high mortality rate of children, Victorian-era postmortem..... More

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