6 Odd Antiques That Are Treasures for Quirky Collectors

Hidden Mother Photos

For collectors of antique photography every 19th century photograph holds a story worth telling. But, hidden mother photographs are so rare and collectible because they are at once haunting and heart-breaking. Before photography was common place, images of children were highly-prized. Infants and toddlers were held or propped up by their mothers for the duration of the long exposure process.

These images of babies with cloaked mothers were often the only image of children that a family might have. In an era when survival was not guaranteed for even the most well cared for children, the photographs were taken in case the very worst happened.

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