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‘Fat Madison’, post mortem
Before people start telling me off – no, I’m not being rudely personal about the rather rotund lady in this post mortem photograph. ‘Fat Madison’ is the title that this jpeg image had been given by...
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Boy with flowers, post mortem
This post mortem photo was pointed out to me by a sharp-eyed reader who had found it on a Norwegian media site. Unfortunately when I translated the accompanying text, it simply said ‘dead boy with...
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Young boy sitting, post mortem
This purportedly post mortem photograph was very kindly sent to me by Katja, who tells me that it was taken in 1862 in New Trenton, Indiana. ¨¨°º©©º°¨¨ CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SKULL’S FACEBOOK PAGE...
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new post mortem photo – sisters?
This post mortem photograph was found on Pinterest, but I think it originally came from Antique Photo Album. I don’t think there can be too much argument about the little girl on the left being...
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Dead or Not? Possibly post mortem, probably not…
This lady pops up on Pinterest quite a bit if you do a search for post mortem photography. The only problem is that I’d bet my dog’s fat backside that she’s not dead! What do you think – dead or not?...
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New post mortem photo, possibly Russian?
I have no idea whether this post mortem photograph is actually Russian or not (although it does look like it might well be) – originally found on Pinterest, I traced it back through ever more dubious...
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Dead or Not? I think not…
This supposedly post mortem photograph was posted on the Skull’s Facebook page by a reader who found it here. I absolutely think that both people in this photograph are alive. The dead-or-not status...
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Family with father, post mortem
Looking at this post mortem photograph I can’t help but wonder what happened to that family after the father died, given the young age of the children and the lack of welfare support that would have...
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‘Little sister’– Lynchburg, Tennessee
I love the ghostly look of this picture, and the way that the little girl is laid out as if sleeping. According to the details supplied, this post mortem photograph is titled ‘little sister’ and was...
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Young girl, post mortem (Brussels)
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find a bigger version of this post mortem photo (which was just floating on the net with no background details). The script to the left of the image reads ‘Gustave...
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Young girl, post mortem / memento mori
Quite often with these posed post mortem photographs it’s hard to be absolutely sure whether the subject is actually deceased or not. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s much question in this case,...
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Post mortem, fake or ‘art’? You tell me
WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN…???I found this supposedly post mortem photograph on my daily trawl through the internet. It was listed as being from Tumblr but I can’t find it on the link that was...
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Gentleman with (many) candles – post mortem, memento mori
Ooh, it’s like something out of a BRILLIANT old horror movie… Post mortem photograph courtesy of The Burns Archive, via Morbid Anatomy. ¨°º©©º°¨¨ CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SKULL’S FACEBOOK PAGE The post...
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Frederik Ruysch
The Embalming Jars of Frederik Ruysch Thanks to my lovely friend Jenny for sending me this link. I would have very much liked to have been friends with Frederik, I think. These remarkable ‘still life’...
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Siblings, memento mori
Found on the wonderful ‘Historical Indulgences‘ blog, collated by Tuesday Johnson. ca. 1864, [post mortem portrait of two children], Squyer Studio ¨°º©©º°¨¨ CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SKULL’S FACEBOOK...
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Ella, post mortem
Yet another post mortem image that sadly no longer has any details attached. The inscription appears to read ‘Ella Maynard’, but I’m happy to be corrected! ¨°º©©º°¨¨ CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SKULL’S...
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Boy in chair, post mortem
I found this photo on the blog of a very lucky film student who was hoping they’d managed to buy a genuine post mortem photograph – I’m pretty sure they have. You can see where the print was cut –...
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Reader contribution: Dead or Not?
This was sent to me by Carole K, a reader in the US. She spotted this image in a collage on the wall of a local antique mall, and has long been intrigued by it. We both agree that the baby is alive –...
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Family with deceased relative, Huitzuco, Mexico
This gorgeous post mortem photograph was kindly sent to me via the Skull’s Facebook page by reader Sofia, whose family it is in the picture. …unfortunately there are not people alive who can tell me...
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It’s amazing what you can find when you have a good clear out…
I really should catch up with the housekeeping… I’ve mentioned before now that I am rubbish at keeping things organised on The Skull Illusion. Every now and again I see a post mortem photograph online...
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