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Memorial portraiture of a boy
Description
Mystery Question
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Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
A memorial portraiture of a boy. The name of the photographer is unknown.
Notes
"Post-mortem photography (also known as memorial portraiture or a mourning portrait) is the practice of photographing the recently deceased. These photographs of deceased loved ones were a normal part of American and European culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." (Wikipedia)
Date of Original
ca. 1860-1900s
Dimensions
Width: 10 cm
Height: 6.2 cm
Subject(s)
Children
Memorial photographs
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Richmond Hill
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.87111 Longitude: -79.43725
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Richmond Hill Public Library
Website:
http://www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/RHPL/

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1 Atkinson St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5

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Memorial portraiture of a boy


A memorial portraiture of a boy. The name of the photographer is unknown.