Birth of the Modern City

An exploration of the 19th century urban landscape through images. While initially an extension of coursework for HIST 28903 offered at the University of Chicago, this blog also features interesting finds in the world of archival photography on the web.

cheese
Photograph

La Morgue (1830) via The Brown Univeristy Center for Digital Intiatives The Morgue, located on the banks of the Seine river, allowed for the easy transport and access to bodies transported by water. This location, also meant that the Morgue retained a now-central place in the the city center, accessible to thousands of individuals on a given day.

La Morgue (1830) via The Brown Univeristy Center for Digital Intiatives

The Morgue, located on the banks of the Seine river, allowed for the easy transport and access to bodies transported by water. This location, also meant that the Morgue retained a now-central place in the the city center, accessible to thousands of individuals on a given day.



Tags: Digital ProjectMorgue

April 23, 2009, 12:18pm