An older couple in town (he was my history teacher in high school) are downsizing and passing on local historical pictures to our library museum. In the last batch that I received was the attached photo. The lady told me that she was told that this is a post mortem picture. Just wondering if anybody knows more about these than I do. I have seen several before, but it can be tricky. For those wondering, back when getting your picture was expensive this was likely the only photo taken of the person. A lot of them would have the entire family in the picture. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I tend to agree with you, even though a child might be able to be held up with a stand, it's not likely. The ones that seem real are usually in a casket or laid out on a bed. Thanks for the link.
Graveman wrote:
I tend to agree with you, even though a child might be able to be held up with a stand, it's not likely. The ones that seem real are usually in a casket or laid out on a bed. Thanks for the link.
This didn't get as many looks on UHH as I thought it deserved, but you may be interested in this story:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-668805-1.htmlMarshall
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