Chapters :
PART I. INTRODUCTION: SEEING DEATH :
A Reflexive Interlude / A Social Approach to Photography /
Looking at Death / I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy. ;
PART II. PRECURSORS: MORTUARY AND POSTHUMOUS PAINTINGS :
Mortuary Portraits / Posthumous Mourning Paintings. ;
PART III. ONE LAST IMAGE: POSTMORTEM AND FUNERAL PHOTOGRAPHY
False Conceptions and Misperceptions / The Openness of the 19th century /
Styles of Photographically representing the Dead / Babies, Pets and Loss /
Family Funeral Photographs and Narrative Scenes of Grief /
Mourning Portraits and Jewelry. ;
PART IV. MEMORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY :
Public Memorial Representation / Memorial Photographs /
Memorial and Funeral Cards / Floral Memorial Photographs / Illustrated Tombstones. ;
PART V. CONCLUSIONS: A SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF DEATH-RELATED PHOTOGRAPHS :
Uses of Death-related Photography / Distribution and Frequency of Occurence /
Motivation Glossay of Photographic terms / Notes / Bibliography / Index.