RECREATING 19th CENTURY DEATH & MOURNING PHOTOGRAPHS

Teacher or professor: Ask A Mortician
Subject: Medical, Pathology
Content of the Lesson: What's a Corpse-stagram influencer to do??? Thank you Merchant's House Museum for hosting us! Learn more about the Merchant's House Museum at http://merchantshouse.org/ Donate to Save the Merchant's House! http://merchantshouse.org/calltoarms/ Thank you to Jolene Lupo and Penumbra Foundation for your sharing your expertise with us! Learn more about Penumbra Foundation: https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/ Interested in your own tintype portrait? Schedule a session with Jolene: https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/book-session Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath WANT A CAITLIN CORPSE PIN? Become a Patron on Patreon (new $20+ patrons receive a pin; limited time offer): https://www.patreon.com/join/thegooddeath? How to change your existing Patreon pledge amount: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-Update-my-membership-amount The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial https://funerals.coop/ ***My latest book! "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Shirts and merch from our Good Death Store: https://thegooddeathstore.com/ Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs ***LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARITY FUNERALS*** http://www.clarityfunerals.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClarityFunerals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarityfunerals/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ClarityFunerals/ ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Tintype Photographer: Jolene Lupo (@jolenelupo) Tintype Photography Assistant: Lizzy Nahum-Albright Mourning Women: Ann Haddad & Emily Hill-Wright Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) This video could not have been possible without the Merchant's House Museum, the museum staff and volunteers, Margaret Halsey Gardiner, and Penumbra Foundation. Special thanks to Lizzy, Ann, Emily, and Jenny (Molly from the first Victorian mourning video!) for so generously donating their time and talent (especially for staying VERY STILL FOR VERY LONG) to the creation of this video. DREAM TEAM. ***MUSIC*** Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100530 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Merry Go Slower by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100732 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Air Prelude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100337 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** Beyond the Dark Veil The Thanatos Archive. Grand Central Press & Last Gasp, 2015. Death in the Victorian Family Jalland, Pat. Oxford University Press Inc., New York. 1996. The Victorian Book of the Dead Woodyard, Chris. Kestral Publications, Chris Woodyard, 2014. "The Lost Ritual of Photographing the Dead" https://hyperallergic.com/214713/the-lost-ritual-of-photographing-the-dead/ Penumbra Foundation https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/


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