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Memorial photographs

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CategoryMemorial photographs
SourceLibrary of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I

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Photographs that commemorate a deceased person or pet who is represented in the photograph while still alive. Photographs may be accompanied by vital statistics or verse, and may be framed by a black border; sometimes mounted on tombstones. Includes the rare cases of morteotypes, which are daguerreotypes attached to gravestones.

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