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.

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Interior view of the Morgue (1845) via Gallica Consultation A vast exhibition room with gigantic windows greeted visitors to the morgue. The glass was all that separated viewers from the nakes cadavers laid out for viewing. This proximity to death, integrated often into the routines of shoppers at the nearby market, and passer-bys on the Ile-de-la-Cite, greatly influenced the popular imagination.

Interior view of the Morgue (1845) via Gallica Consultation

A vast exhibition room with gigantic windows greeted visitors to the morgue. The glass was all that separated viewers from the nakes cadavers laid out for viewing. This proximity to death, integrated often into the routines of shoppers at the nearby market, and passer-bys on the Ile-de-la-Cite, greatly influenced the popular imagination.



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April 23, 2009, 12:24pm