McClees & Germon, 1855 (ca), [A post-mortem portrait; young man three quarter length on a background of a white knit shawl with tassels.], Daguerreotype, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38168

Unidentified photographer, 1850 (ca), A Postmortem Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Daguerreotype, Musée d'Orsay, LL/37314

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Post-mortem, Daguerreotype, stereo, Musée d'Orsay, LL/42623

Allevy, 1856, Death Portrait of Doctor Amussat, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, George Eastman Museum, LL/40639

Unidentified photographer, 1850 (ca), Untitled [postmortem portrait of infant], Daguerreotype, Harvard Art Museum / Fogg Museum, LL/41595

S.L. Carlton, n.d., Post mortem with quilt, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/8859

Carl Durheim, 1852, Postmortem of a Child, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-coloured, J. Paul Getty Museum, LL/6751

Félix Feuardent, 1850 (ca), Portrait d'une petite fille morte, Daguerreotype, Musée d'Orsay, LL/42662

Unidentified photographer, 1850 (ca), My dead brother in his metallic coffin, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, LL/44536

Unidentified Daguerreotypist, 1855 (ca), Postmortem of a young child with eyes closed laid out on a white sheet and cushion, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, LL/44525

McClees & Germon, 1854 (ca), Postmortem daguerreotype of a young child, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, LL/44538

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Post-mortem Daguerreotype of a little girl and her doll, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Source requested, LL/6741

Unidentified photographer, n.d., America postmortem of a child, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/32931

John Plumbe Jr., n.d., Portrait of an older woman post mortem, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/17449

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1845-1855, Post mortem portrait of an unknown woman, Daguerreotype, Encased, Rijksmuseum, LL/25748

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1845-1855, Post mortem portrait of an unknown woman, Daguerreotype, Encased, Rijksmuseum, LL/25749

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1845-1855, Post mortem portrait of an unknown woman, Daguerreotype, Encased, Rijksmuseum, LL/25757

Unidentified photographer, 1840-1855, An elderly man after his death., Daguerreotype, Wellcome Collection, LL/36782

Jaquith, 1850 (ca), Rosaline Holmes Harrison (Mrs. S. Decatur Harrison) with dead baby, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, LL/44545

Jaquith, 1850 (ca), Rosaline Holmes Harrison (Mrs. Stephen Decatur Harrison) with baby before the funeral, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, LL/44546

Unidentified photographer, 1850s, Untitled [postmortem infant portrait with mother], Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Harvard Art Museum / Fogg Museum, LL/41600

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1839-1855, Portrait of a Woman Holding Baby, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, heightened, National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, LL/6681

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Mother holds deceased baby, Daguerreotype, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/10870

Alphonse Le Blondel, 1850 (ca), [Postmortem], Daguerreotype, Metropolitan Museum of Art, LL/38281

Unidentified photographer, 1852, Memoir of Robert Troup Paine: inside back cover, 1852, Daguerreotypes, Harvard University Archives, LL/41599

Unknown (French), 1850, French Post Mortem, Salt print, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/20433

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Post mortem ambrotype, Ambrotype, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/8164

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Baby in coffin, Tintype, 1/4 plate, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/11351

Unidentified photographer, 1870 (ca), Memorial Still Life (Washington State), Tintype, Paul Cava Fine Art, LL/10835

Unidentified photographer, 1880 (ca), Gravestone Marker - Portrait of Woman, Tintype, 1/9 plate, Charles Schwartz Ltd, LL/9074

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Not Lost but Gone Before - "Little Willie", Tintype, memorial, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/31514

Unidentified photographer, n.d., A young boy with his beach toys, Tintype, 1/6 plate, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/17457

Unidentified photographer, 1861-1870, [Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her father as a cavalryman with sword and Hardee hat], Tintype, 1/6th plate, hand-coloured, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/39566

Unidentified photographer, 1861-1865, [Unidentified woman wearing mourning brooch and displaying framed image of unidentifed soldier], Tintype, 1/6th plate, hand-coloured, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/39567

Unidentified photographer, 1861-1865, [Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and revolver in oval locket with chain of braided hair], Tintype, locket, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/39568

Unidentified photographer, 1861-1865, [Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and revolver in oval locket with chain of braided hair], Tintype, locket, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/39569

Unidentified photographer, 1897, Alphonse Daudet on his death bed, Paris, Source requested, LL/6851

Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., Still life, Stereo, Private collection of Stuart Schneider, LL/14959

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Untitled [Memorial portrait], Carte de visite, trimmed, Private collection, LL/38843

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Untitled {Memorial portrait of a lady], Carte de visite, Private collection, LL/38839

Unidentified photographer, 1876, 18 September (death), "In Memory of Polly, Dear Wife of George Basnett", Carte de visite, front and back, Private collection, LL/38838

Arthur Lee (London), n.d., Post mortem portrait of a man, Carte de visite, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/34128

G. Forsyth (Holl. Enzie), 1860 (ca), Deathbed portrait of a small boy drowned in a local pond in the north of Scotland, Carte de visite, Private collection of John Hannavy, LL/37241

Frederick Cornell (1833-1890), 1875-1890, Funerary photograph of a child against a white background, Sale, Victoria, Albumen print, on card, National Library of Australia, LL/39752

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1869 (ca), In Memoriam "Not dead gone before", Memorial mount with photograph, Private collection of John Hannavy, LL/37244

A. Hing (Hong Kong), n.d., Memorial Cabinet card, Cabinet card, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/17472

Erler - Sunbeam Gallery (Peoria, Ill.), 1890s (ca), Our Pet, Cabinet card, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/36235

Unidentified photographer, 1897, Portrait de Henri d'Orléans duc d'Aumale (1822-1897) sur son lit de mort le 7 mai 1897 au Zucco (Palerme), Photographic print, Musée Condé, LL/33756

Felice Beato, 1869 (published), Head of Matsudaira, one of the Kamakura Assassins, Book illustration, Google Books, LL/40651

Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., Post mortem card of a woman showing her lying in a coffin, she is surrounded by plants, mainly ferns and also a large candelabra., Boudoir card, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/11277

Memorial Supply Co., 1890, 27 May (died), Reverse of an "In Memoriam" cabinet card with an albumen print of Bishop O'Connor, Cabinet card, photocollage, with albumen print, Private collection, LL/37574

Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., Post-mortem cabinet card of a baby dressed in a christening outfit and posed in an open coffin, Cabinet card, Capitol Gallery, LL/22005

Unidentified photographer, 1879, Napoléon Eugène Louis Bonaparte, Prince Imperial, Albumen print, photomontage, on card mount, National Portrait Gallery - NPG, LL/41379

H. Hunter, 1897-1913, Rest in Peace, [Paterson and Zochonis trading company album (West Africa)], Black and white print, University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, LL/41410

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Spirit photograph, Tintype, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/9060

William H. Mumler, n.d., Musical medium, Carte de visite, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/11358

Unidentified photographer, n.d., The invisible spirit, Cabinet card, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/11367

London Stereoscopic Company, 1850s (late), He is gone, Stereocard, Private collection of John Hannavy, LL/37242

London Stereoscopic Company, 1850s (late), He is gone, Stereocard, detail, Private collection of John Hannavy, LL/37243

London Stereoscopic Company, 1850s (late), The Last Prayer, Stereocard, Private collection of John Hannavy, LL/37247

London Stereoscopic Company, 1850s (late), The Last Prayer, Stereocard, detail, Private collection of John Hannavy, LL/37248

Unidentified photographer, n.d., Spirit of Bernadette, Carte de visite, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/11359

Robert H. Vance, 1853-1854 (ca), Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a case, of a woman, probably dressed in mourning clothing, Daguerreotypes, 1/9 plate, stereo, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38166

Unidentified photographer, n.d., A memorial still life, Autochrome, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/42964

W. & D. Downey, 1873, 25 January (published), Napoleon III. After his Death., Magazine illustration, Creative Commons - Wikipedia, LL/47137

Chase's Daguerreotype Rooms, 1846, 1 February, Daguerreotype - In our advertising columns may be seen the card of Mr. Chase's Daguerreotype Roomsà, Magazine page, Google Books, LL/35012

J.A. Whipple, 1848, Daguerreotype Miniatures: John A. Whipple, 96 Washington Street, Book page, Google Books, LL/35021

J.V.R. Schuyler (Ithaca, NY), 1853, The value of a perfect likeness should not be estimated by dollars and cents., Book page, Google Books, LL/35019

Marcus Aurelius Root, 1853, Root's Daguerrean Gallery, Magazine page, Google Books, LL/35209

Marcus Aurelius Root, 1853, Root's Daguerrean Gallery - a poem on death, Magazine page, Google Books, LL/35210

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1848, 12 March (Letter), Letter from Daniel Webster, Book page, Google Books, LL/36161

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1881, Photograph of the deceased on a grave at a cemetery in Yokohama, Japan, Book page, Google Books, LL/40641

Elliott & Fry, 1917, 21 July, Portraits of the bereaved, Magazine page, The Courtauld Institute of Art, LL/36708