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Secure the Shadow

Secure the Shadow: Death and Photography in America by Jay Ruby

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book has been on my TBR shelf for a very long time In fact, it’s been there so long that it’s gone out of date. When Secure the Shadow was published in 1995, no one carried internet-connected cameras in their pockets. The ability to photograph a deceased loved one — without the intercession of a…

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Postmortem Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Father Cradling his Daughter

A heartrending, sixth plate daguerreotype of a father, with a strained look on his face, cradling his young, deceased daughter, dressed in white and posed with a small bouquet of flowers in her hands. The child’s head is slightly blurred, indicating that the father moved at some point during the sitting.