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The Migration of Pictures after Death (26 pics)
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Photographing dead children was a common practice years ago during Late Victorian & Early Edwardian times. (1860 - 1910) Infant & child deaths were very common. For many children even a common sickness could be fatal. I've seen tombstones in graveyards here in Canada from the late 1800's where 3,4 or even as many as 6 young children from a single family who died from sicknesses are buried there. Today many of us are isolated from deaths, especially infant deaths due to modern medicine, whereas in those times it was a common thing. I wonder how many parents or children today would pose for a realistic photo with a dead family member?
Thanks to the O.P. for a insight into the past.
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Quote: Yoni
Photographing dead children was a common practice years ago during Late Victorian & Early Edwardian times. (1860 - 1910) Infant & child deaths were very common. For many children even a common sickness could be fatal. I've seen tombstones in graveyards here in Canada from the late 1800's where 3,4 or even as many as 6 young children from a single family who died from sicknesses are buried there. Today many of us are isolated from deaths, especially infant deaths due to modern medicine, whereas in those times it was a common thing. I wonder how many parents or children today would pose for a realistic photo with a dead family member?
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Author: Becky (17 Aug 2009 08:32) Total user comments:
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So so so sad. How can you not cry when your looking at photos of dead babies?
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Author: LOLzilla (18 Aug 2009 16:27) Total user comments:
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Becky
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from laughing at the terrible poses.
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Author: Tyrese (9 Sep 2009 17:06) Total user comments:
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Because of the nightmare fuel ones where the kids' eyes havent' been closed, it took me a little while to decide which of the sisters was the dead one.
"I wonder how many parents or children today would pose for a realistic photo with a dead family member?"
It's common with babies who were stillborn or died shortly after birth. After all that is the only photograph there will ever be of that baby and its family (siblings included) together.
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Author: pocket watch (13 Sep 2009 19:07) Total user comments:
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common in the past, oh my yes. still creepy as hell though.
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Author: foxgl0ve (15 Sep 2009 15:49) Total user comments:
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The practice is still common today, although thankfully infant and child death is much less common. Still many families with stillborn babies, or infants that die very shortly after birth will choose to take and keep a photo to remember their lost child. There are still plenty of modern examples of this type of photography.
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Author: Robin (16 Sep 2009 00:01) Total user comments:
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The little boy on the horse looks so shocked...."WHAT!, I'm dead!! What"!!!
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Author: glomb (16 Sep 2009 22:10) Total user comments:
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this is sick. im gonna have nightmares
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Author: Leary (24 Sep 2009 19:42) Total user comments:
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Agree with Robin... you can still see that the boy's death was not a peaceful one...
The pics scare the hell out of me but it's very interesting nonetheless.
Greetings from Germany, L.
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Author: Ogaga Onowighose (29 Sep 2009 23:13) Total user comments:
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haha.... this is crazy funny
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Author: Jess (4 Oct 2009 00:25) Total user comments:
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I just assume everything back during that time was scary as hell. The overall look and feel of the entire time period has an odd feel to it.
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Author: Hammer (6 Oct 2009 21:51) Total user comments:
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I'd feel bad for laughing at some of these, but I've spent too much time in the dark corners of the internet.
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Author: Elsa (8 Oct 2009 04:12) Total user comments:
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To be fair, this was probably the only picture of the child the parents ever got.
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Author: Meh (10 Oct 2009 19:05) Total user comments:
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i met a lady once who kept a picture of her dead baby on her desk. and her screensaver was something to the effect of (living son's name) angel on earth......(dead baby's name) angel in heaven.
it's sad and all but i think surrounding herself with it wasn't very healthy.
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Author: Mord (20 Oct 2009 14:55) Total user comments:
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You can find hundreds more here: http://thanatos.net
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Author: Voodoo (24 Oct 2009 09:44) Total user comments:
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AHHH!! the ones with the open eyes scared the shit out of me. Most of them looked like they were sleeping, which is okay. But the rest...shudder. im not gonna sleep well.
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omg its so sad
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Author: Panaru (20 Nov 2009 02:03) Total user comments:
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Just a FYI They used to paint on eyes onto the eyelids.. So many of the ones you see that look open are really painted. Prob why some look shocked also.
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Author: vesey (12 Dec 2009 00:37) Total user comments:
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MORD #17 somehow managed to find a website with "hundreds more", wow !! what a guy....
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creepy
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Robin
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I don't think any of this is funny , i find it disturbing
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Author: Andrew (20 Dec 2009 16:19) Total user comments:
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What is behind the 10th picture?
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Author: lyz (25 Dec 2009 06:31) Total user comments:
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I'm pretty sure its the mom or someone, holding up the baby so it doesnt topple off the chair during the photo.
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Author: dalliance (18 Jan 2010 02:02) Total user comments:
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you guys shouldn't be creeped out be this in my opinion...death is something that we all must deal with. the families want something to remember them by and choose to take a photo with their bodies. bodies are just shells. i think today's media has gotten many to associate death with creepy
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Author: Andreea (19 Jan 2010 12:51) Total user comments:
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omg this is wrong is soooo many ways. why would you want memories of things that cause you only pain?
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Author: fabiana (21 Jan 2010 18:54) Total user comments:
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dor e diferente de lembrança! ser esquecido e mais dolorido!!! lembrar de alguem que amamos e bom!....nesta epoca acontecia muito das pessoas lembrarem de tirar fotos so quando a pessoa morria...ve se pelo fato de ter crianças grandes!!...se bem que se um filho meu morresse eu também tiraria uma foto,e conserteza eu não me sentiria bem interra-lo sem uma despedida, ou seja uma foto....e uma forma de eternizar alguém...
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Author: Stark (23 Jan 2010 05:12) Total user comments:
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In 1984 my baby brother died 2 days after birth due to malformed lungs. I was 2 at the time. I have photographs that my mom took of us. I thought nothing of it. I still think nothing of it. He was in his casket and I was giving him a kiss.
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Author: Anya (10 Feb 2010 00:53) Total user comments:
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I agree with
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, death is natural and unavoidable and there oughtn't to be anything inherently disturbing about the sight of a dead body... but boy, am I still creeped out right now. It's the eyes.
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