Images Dated 22nd June 2018

LA MORGUE, PARIS
Visitors at the Paris Morgue Date: 1860

Humanised owls at school on a greetings postcard -- The Pursuit of Knowledge. Date: circa 1890s

Smartly dressed man on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Cherubs and roses on a Christmas card with an ornate embossed border. circa 1890s

Cupid in a boat on a New Year postcard
Cupid in a boat drawn by two swans on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Late Victorian 1890s Greetings Card Glove Gloves
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LINCOLN'S FUNERAL 1865
One of the many funeral services conducted for the late U.S. President Abraham Lincoln during a 12 day journey across America. Date: 1865

MARC BOLAN'S FUNERAL
A floral wreath in the form of a white swan in memory of Glam Rock legend Marc Bolan at his funeral in Golders Green, London. (One of T-Rex's hits was Ride a White Swan'). Date: September 1977

MARSHAL FOCH'S FUNERAL
Marshal Ferdinand Foch's funeral at the Invalides, Paris, France, beside the tomb of Napoleon. Our picture shows the coffin being placed on the carriage at Notre Dame. Date: March 1929

AFTER CHARITY BURIAL
After a burial at the Little Sisters of the Poor, Paris - the old ladies wonder if it will be their turn next... Date: 1860

FRENCH PLEUREUR
A French pleureur (= weeper) who is paid to accompany a funeral looking suitably sad Date: 1855

CREMATION, ANCIENT GREEK
Among many ancient and primitive peoples, cremation has been the favoured method of disposing of the dead : this scene from the Trojan Wars shows Patroclus end Date: BC

DEATH/MOURNING/PERU
Popular celebrations of the Day of the Dead at Cuzco - women weep, sing, dance and pour spirits over the remains of their dead Date: 1873

MOURNING AT GRAVE
Two women and a gentleman pay their respects beside the grave of a recently deceased relative Date: 1899

Chinese Procession Death Regional China Circa
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PETERBOROUGH SEXTON
Old Scaleits (or Scarlets') a celebrated sexton of Peterborough Date

MOURNING/DRESS - 1811
Discreetly elegant, reverently fashionable... Date: 1811

CREMATION, SRI LANKA
The manner in which the natives of Sri Lanka burn their dead Date: 1750

SAXON BURIAL
Saxons bury their dead wrapped in a shroud, not in a coffin but in a grave lined with stones Date: circa 600

Funeral of Duke of Newcastle
The funeral of Henry Pelham Fiennes Clinton, fifth duke of Newcastle under Lyme, on a rainy day at Markham Clinton, Nottinghamshire Date: 1864

DEATH/FUNERALS/TITIAN
Titian dies of plague in Venice, but the authorities allow him to be buried in the church of the Frari though other plague victims are denied church burial Date: 1576

Steet Scene - Neufchatel-en-Bray, France
Street Scene - Neufchatel-en-Bray - a commune situated in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy Region, northern France. Date: 1899

Temporary Theatre - Neufchatel-en-Bray, France
A temporary Theatre erected (alongside other tents and sideshows) outside the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall) at Neufchatel-en-Bray - a commune situated in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy

PETERBOROUGH SEXTON
Old Scaleits (or Scarlets ) a celebrated sexton of Peterborough

Stuart period soldier home from the war on a Valentine card
Stuart period soldier home from the war and looking for love on a Valentine card with a lacy white border. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Soldier home from the war on a Valentine card
Soldier home from the war and looking for love on a Valentine card with a lacy white border. (2 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Cavalier soldier home from the war on a Valentine card
Cavalier soldier home from the war and looking for love on a Valentine card with a lacy white border -- I pray you smile on me. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Man holding a baby on a comic congratulations card with pull tab, with a verse wishing him twenty more. Date: circa 1850s

Single man drinking and smoking on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Married couple on a comic greetings card, with verse (some of it deleted) and pull tab -- the wife is angry because her husband is late home, and appears to be drunk. Date: circa 1850s

Valentine card from a Man-Servant, with verse. Date: circa 1860s

Dog in human clothing on a comic greetings card. Date: circa 1850s

Country cottage and verse on a romantic greetings card
Country cottage and verse with marriage proposal on a romantic greetings card. Date: circa 1850s

Couple feeding poultry on a greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Cupid with baking tray on a Valentine card
Cupid with baking tray and verse on a Valentine card with pull tab. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with cooking guidance on a comic Valentine card
Cupid with culinary guidance, How to Cook a Heart, on a comic Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with good advice on a comic Valentine card
Cupid with a book entitled good advice to young people about to marry, contained in a short tale of repentance, on a comic Valentine card

Old maid with cat on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1860s

Old maid on a comic greetings card
Old maid with birch twigs and alphabet book on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1860s

Woman with a large red nose on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1880s

Overweight soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Volunteer soldier with rifle on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Skinny soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Woman in an oversized hat on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1870s

Vain woman at a mirror on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1870s

Man on an unruly horse on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Boys sailing a model boat on a greetings card, with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Couple in a garden on a Valentine card, with verse. Date: circa 1860s

Pink and blue flowers on a paper lace romantic card
Pink roses and blue forgetmenots on a paper lace romantic card with handwritten verse. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers, fountain and birds on a paper lace romantic card, with handwritten verse. Date: circa 1890s

Sleeping cupid with flowers on a paper lace romantic card
Sleeping cupid with flowers and leaves on a paper lace romantic card. Date: circa 1890s

Bouquet of flowers on a paper lace romantic card - My Choice. Date: circa 1890s

Silhouette of a cupid on a French Valentine card
Silhouette of a cupid with red hearts and wedding rings on a French Valentine card. Date: early 20th century

Couple on a paper lace romantic card with pull tab. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids and flowers on a paper lace romantic card - Happy is the Heart Love That is prized by Thee. Date: circa 1890s

Medieval couple in a garden on a Valentine card, with verse. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids in a garden on a panoramic Valentine card - Lassies hide themselves in roses, but true lovers make true posies. Date: circa 1890s

Anchor and flowers on a paper lace greetings card - May Happiness be ever Thine. Date: circa 1890s

Roses and ivy on a greetings card with lacy white border. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with hearts and flowers on a German Valentine card in four sections. Date: circa 1890s

Peacock made with feathers on a paper lace card
Peacock made with real feathers on a paper lace card, decorated with leaves and flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Variegated flowers on a paper lace greetings card
Variegated flowers in purple and yellow on a paper lace greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Young woman on a heart-shaped Valentine card
Young woman with flowers and ribbons on a heart-shaped Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids, red hearts, shoes and flowers on a Valentine card
Cupids, red hearts, shoes and flowers on a cutout Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s

Assorted flowers on an ornate Valentine card with white and silver decoration. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid and lady in a garden on a Valentine card with a white lacy border, illustration by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1870s

St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: 1867

Boy and girl with flowers and verse on a Valentine card. Date: circa 1900s

Silhouette of woman, dog and food on a postcard
Silhouette of woman, dog and plate of food on a postcard by F Kaskeline. Date: early 20th century

Boy with an empty dish on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Boy serving a fruit pie on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Boy serving a roast turkey on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Couple with champagne on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Humanised birds on a tree on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Stork with baby in blue ribbons on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Stork with baby in pink on its back on a greetings postcard
Stork with baby in pink bonnet on its back on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Stork with baby riding on its back on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Stork with two babies on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Stork with baby in pram on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Pink flowers and blue ribbon on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Snow scene with church and stars on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Musical cock and hen with piano on a greetings postcard
Musical cock and hen with piano, performing a duet on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Musical rabbits with piano on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Robins with a cart on a German New Year postcard
Robins with a postal cart full of letters on a German New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

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