tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post2444763501796172756..comments2024-03-26T12:13:03.827-07:00Comments on The Cemetery Traveler - by Ed Snyder: The Postmortem Group PhotoStoneAngels: The Cemetery Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776945637111478231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-44827203949215368662014-06-18T22:54:11.570-07:002014-06-18T22:54:11.570-07:00Hi, Ed! (It's Christine W from FoMM,)
I ag...Hi, Ed! (It's Christine W from FoMM,) <br /><br />I agree completely with Anita's comment. (Thanks for saving me time writing, Anita!) :) The post-mortem photographs that I've viewed in the past seemed to be from the same time period (Victorian) and were of decedents in their coffins with or without family members looking on (however, no large groups). I prefer these types of port-mortems over the types taken this year (posted above).<br /><br />I've wanted to take photographs of family and friends who have passed (prior to the start of the ceremony), but, regretfully, I haven't out of deference to other mourners.<br /><br />Very nice blog! I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-37526682923181797272014-06-18T14:42:09.262-07:002014-06-18T14:42:09.262-07:00Im curious. Noticing the decedents hat... its the ...Im curious. Noticing the decedents hat... its the same type of cover worn by Spanish American War officers (same time frame), police & fire departments dress uniforms and even city workers (trolley/street car conductors, sanitation, etc.). If i could get a better look at the emblem on the hat it could possibly give a clue as to what lodge, fraternal or veteran organization he belonged to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726550184948874790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-41738232685385037432014-06-18T14:38:08.912-07:002014-06-18T14:38:08.912-07:00Ed,a great read and a very thought provoking blog....Ed,a great read and a very thought provoking blog.I have always been fascinated by this subject by the photography and mourning customs of late Victorian period. I think the metal frame you mentioned is quite possibly a replacement to the original and from the early 1940's-1950's . I think what happened there was water damage-I saw the stain on the photo- and taken out of the original frame which may have been wood and perhaps damaged or rotted away. My parents had a frame similar to this with my grandmother's picture in it that was taken in 1950. Always enjoy your work, your research and blogs. All the best!Anita Jo Intenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232919217804297860noreply@blogger.com