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Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
In the two days that Ruth was displayed in an open casket, it is estimated that 100,000 fans came to file past his casket. [9] In 1998, the Montgomery Advertiser said that 77,000 people had jammed the streets to wait for their turn to come into Yankee Stadium. [16] People also traveled from other states to pay their respects.
A harsh choking smell arose when the casket was opened. Lincoln was perfectly recognizable, more than thirty years after his death. His face was a gold color from unhealed bruises, a result of contrecoup (injury on the opposite side of the head from point of impact) caused by the gunshot wound, which shattered the bones in his face and damaged ...
Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners.
A family is suing a New Jersey funeral home for botching a burial, causing a murdered woman's casket to pop open during the ceremony. According to WCBS, Brooklyn native Nequia Webb-Davidson was ...
According to the two morticians, who prepared Marilyn for burial, the legendary sex symbol had hairy legs, false teeth, and purple blotches all over her face when she was found dead aged 36 in 1962.
Floor plan of Abbey Mausoleum. Abbey Mausoleum was built in 1924 by the U.S. Mausoleum Company. [1] [2] The land was owned by the Syphax family.[1] [3] Maria Custis Syphax, the matriarch of the family, was the mulatto daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington and founder of the Arlington Estate on the banks of the Potomac River (later the home of Robert E. Lee). [4]
The loss of a Hollywood great is never easy, but in certain cases, a star's passing comes long before it was their time to go. Talents like Amy Winehouse, Prince, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith ...