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My (imaginary) Dead Family – Loulabelle
I’m not entirely sure of Loulabelle’s position in the family, other than ‘mostly face first in a pint of beer’ (quote courtesy of Great Aunt Alice, who liked a shandy or two herself). I think that she...
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Burns victim (almost certainly not post mortem)
I’ve seen this supposedly post mortem image also described as a modern fake, but I’m fairly sure that it’s actually a vintage photograph of a living person, albeit one with terrible injuries. The eyes...
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My (imaginary) Dead Family
My grandfather grew up thinking that Bess was his mother, but when he was thirteen she sat him down and confessed that she had found him as a feral toddler in a rabbit warren. She managed to call the...
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open coffin funeral
click to enlarge Edited: well that didn’t take long! Thanks to Susie from White Streak for sending me this information about the photograph * * * As this post mortem image was found swimming in the...
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Lady in chair, post mortem
I love this post mortem photograph – the lady is propped in what was probably her favourite chair in a very smart dress and ruffle collar. There is a man’s portrait just visible on the table behind...
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young girl post mortem
click to enlarge This rather pretty little post mortem photograph is currently for sale on eBay. I like to have a trawl through what’s available, but as I’ve said before I long ago made the decision...
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Thomas Jefferson Souder and Mary Souder, post mortem
Thomas ‘Jeff’ Souder (b. 26th December 1840) was a Union veteran in the Indiana infantry. He is buried in Arwine Cemetery, Hurst, Texas, alongside his wife Mary. The couple died only two days apart in...
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Victoria, in memoriam (or not)
Edited: in response to several immediate queries – no, I don’t think for one second that this is actually a photograph of Queen Victoria! This strange photograph was emailed to me recently by Carol...
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My (imaginary) Dead Family – Nancy
Great Aunt Emmeline’s half sister Nancy, born fifteen years after Emmeline was transported. Nancy worked as governess to the family of a wealthy trader and acquired most of said wealth for herself...
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Mother and son?
Although the child in this post mortem photograph is wearing what appears to be a dress, I’m pretty sure that it’s a boy rather than a girl and he’s actually in burial clothes. He’s older than one...
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