#I say this with affection! one of the joys of ebay is how many EXTREMELY ALIVE subjects get optimistically titled “post mortem??”
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Tintypes of two stylish gentlemen in stovepipe hats playing a hand of cards and getting a little handsy, c. 1880s
#the ease with which they slide into each other's space!#and pale suit man's pose in the second image—at once perfectly casual and perfectly extra#also amused by seller's title “gangs of new york vampire post mortem?”#there's auction clickbait and then there's writing a whole little fanfic in your title :D#I say this with affection! one of the joys of ebay is how many EXTREMELY ALIVE subjects get optimistically titled “post mortem??”#(actual post mortem photography is very rare and valuable)#19th century#1800s#1880s#19th century fashion#men's fashion#fashion history#historical fashion#19th century photography#tintype#ferrotype#gay interest
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