I have an old picture of relatives in Italy that took a picture of a dead child in a casket. I don't know how old it is, but I'm sure it is at least close to a hundred years old by now.
That is weird. I guess people do not take pictures in funeral homes for a reason.
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And yet... its all about the memories of the entire life. I think it is creepy because people fear death still.
I do not. I have my mom's ashes in my bedroom. She is dead. I know it. I am going to die too. So are you. What is so creepy about that?
Think about the things people DO take pictures of. Some of those ideas are even more bizarre. Like taking pictures of food eaten at dinner and posting it on Facebook. LOL
My family is lucky enough to have some old tin-type photos of family from the 1800's.
A couple years ago, my mom took on the project of scanning all family photos to electronic format, and distributing them to all relatives. My grandparents had a couple steamer trunks full of family photos, so it was a big project.
I somehow inherited a couple of "ancient" photographs of who I believe are my great grandparents, but I can't tell if they are on my mom's side or my dad's. I believe they are my dad's and if they are, they would have been taken in Russia before 1900.
I don't know exactly how old they are, but there are several photos from the late 19th century showing my ancestors, who were some of the earliest settlers of Sacramento.
There are a couple circa 1860's, all of them are Tin Types. Oldest known picture of a family member 1856, my great great........Great Aunt. She was somewhat famous, then again so was the family
My favourite one is not as old, her wedding picture. 
Benedict Arnold 
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