Death was once all too common and it's tragedy accepted as part of the natural course of life.
This before science owned death and made it weird and horrific. Often the town photographer was enlisted to memorialize the death of a loved one because, particularly in the case of the death of a child, often times this would be the only picture you would ever have of that person. Now in our "modern" times most would find this memorialization sick and ghoulish. Perhaps with the relative popularity of the book "Wisconsin Death Trip" and Americas slowly changing attitude towards death and dying, Mr.Death can come back home where it belongs.
Below you will see some memorial photos I have found and some links to information on the history of memorial photos as well as "Wisconsin Death Trip" the book and now the movie.
all photographs are the property of Rick Saunders and Leslie Robison.
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Another way those who had passed on were memorialized in the
"good old days when times were bad" is thru the use of the deceased's hair in making
art and jewelry. Check out the links below for more information.
