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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.
— Şehzade Ahmed Nuri, Ottoman prince (7 August 1944), note found in his pocket after he starved to death in a French public park Last known photo of Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., taken on the day of his death. "Spade Flush." [218]
— Jesus, founder of Christianity (c. 30 CE), right before his death by crucifixion. "Never mind, it is good to die for our country." [135] ("אין דבר, טוב למות בעד ארצנו") — Joseph Trumpeldor, Jewish Zionist activist (1 March 1920), after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Tel Hai. "Death to fascism! Freedom to the ...
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
The world's eyes are on Afghanistan. Here's what they're seeing.View Entire Post › 15 Surreal, Heartbreaking, And Haunting Photos Of The Fall Of Afghanistan That Will Be Shown In History Classes ...
A final photo has emerged of North Carolina grandparents on the roof of their home, surrounded by floodwaters, minutes before they drowned due to Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner’s family ...
Holloway, an American student from Alabama, was last seen before leaving a nightclub with three men, including Joran van der Sloot. She was declared dead in 2012, and van der Sloot was convicted of murder in the death of another young woman in Peru in 2010. In October 2023, Joran van der Sloot admitted to murdering Holloway in 2005. [201]
Yet it endures as one of America’s great romances, documented in sweet, nostalgic photos like these. And one reason for that may be the way his final moments, and their epilogue, played out.