Item 19273 - Deceased child, ca. 1855

Item 19273 - Deceased child, ca. 1855
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Item 19273
Deceased child, ca. 1855
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A daguerreotype image of an unnamed deceased child. The photograph is part of a collection relating to the Sewall family of York.

It was relatively common to photograph deceased children -- the only physical memory parents would have had of their child during an era of high childhood death rates.

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