Post-mortem child, possibly Glen O. Watson

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

Post-mortem photographs were one way for late 19th century families to memorialize their dead.  This tintype was found in the Amos Watson house in Leverett, Massachusetts.

Details

Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerUnidentified Photographer
Date1894
PlaceLeverett, Massachusetts
TopicFamily, Children, Marriage, Courtship
Death, Cemeteries, Monuments, Memorials
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialMetal
Process/FormatPhotography; Tintype
Dimension detailsHeight: 2.25 in Width: 2.75 in
Catalog #2001.30.04.17
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Unidentified Photographer, photographer. Post-mortem child, possibly Glen O. Watson. Photograph. 1894. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2001-30-04-17/. Accessed on October 11, 2024.

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