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Dead or not?
Due to a panic-stricken incident involving a cup of coffee being dropped and me screeching in slow motion and knocking it across the desk, I was slightly distracted and originally titled this post...
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Even Victorians knew how to photoshop…
Advertisement card from R. B. Whittaker photographers of New York, circa 1860. I’m not entirely sure about the ‘give us a trial’ tagline – photos of your dead family aren’t really something you’d just...
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Dead or Not?
Or maybe just a bit bored and gazing into the distance? Hmmm? Anyway, I say ‘dead’ – what think you? (click image to embiggen). ¨¨°º©©º°¨¨ CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SKULL’S FACEBOOK PAGE The post Dead...
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Dead or Not? I really have no idea…
Probably not, but... This photo appeared on my Tumblr feed today, but has been reblogged so many times that I have no idea who originally posted it. If you’re the curious sort, the person I got it...
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New adult PM pics
I’ve added some new images to the adult PM gallery – they’re the six photos across the last two rows. As always, click thumbnails for bigger pics. CLICK THROUGH TO ADULT PM GALLERY ¨¨°º©©º°¨¨ The post...
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new child post mortem photos
I’ve added some new photos to the child post mortem gallery – they are the last four on the gallery’s front page. As always, click on images for larger version. CLICK TO BE TAKEN TO CHILD POST MORTEM...
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Dead or Not?
Or just having a little lie down? Here’s yet another photo that I found hanging around the internet with little or no provenance, other than being generally accepted to be a post mortem photograph. My...
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the most awkward post mortem photo ever?
This must be one of the funniest post mortem photos I’ve seen. My bad. Seriously – couldn’t they just put him on the table or something? Or even just on the ground – anything would have been better...
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post mortem woman – coffin on chairs
Another example of a coffin being balanced somewhat precariously in order to take a post mortem photograph. I found this image in an advert for a ‘remade’ cigarette tin – original Etsy link here...
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New post mortem / memento mori photo – young girl, Penn State
This pretty little post mortem photograph (which is actually a daguerrotype) comes from the Henisch Collection of Penn State Library. At first glance I thought it was mis-labelled – she looks quite...
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