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For the first time this year – Dead or Not?

This photograph turns up on the net quite a bit. It’s usually tagged as being post mortem – although not always – but I’ve yet to find any background information for it. Putting my usual scepticism...

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Little girl with doll, post mortem

Sold by ‘vintagewarehouse’ on Etsy, Sept 2012 You can clearly see where the little girl’s image has been cut out and pasted onto card to create this post mortem ‘photograph’. The seller provided the...

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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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Young boy with brother, post mortem

I love that this post mortem photograph is so straightforward – no attempt has been made to pretty the situation up at all. The way the other boy (presumably his brother?) has his hand over that of...

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Sinister Sunday

Peter the Wild Boy Another entry that is less sinister and more just curious. This photo was taken by my friend Jenny,  who says: In the biting cold, I went to see the grave of the ‘feral boy’ Peter...

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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 in single coffin – post mortem / memento mori

    Although I found this strange post mortem photograph on Tumblr, the faint watermark tells me that it is actually from the fabulous Thanatos Archives. I’ve seen several post mortem photos of...

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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 / 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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Small child in coffin – post mortem, memento mori

Small but perfectly formed… Unfortunately I don’t have a bigger version of this post mortem photograph, nor do I have any background information. I think it comes from an eBay listing, but can’t be...

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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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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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Now *this* is a good family day out…

Everyone has their favourite pastime. Some collect stamps, some knit and some run fucking awesome creepy websites *cough* And some people spend weeks making intricate costumes for a family day out....

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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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Reader contribution – infant, post mortem?

image courtesy of Stacy Castricone Stacy emailed me this supposedly post mortem photograph of a young child in the hope that I might be able to confirm whether or not it really was a PM. I am very...

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Vintage baby photo, but is it post mortem?

Image courtesy of Samantha Scarlette Another ‘post mortem or not post mortem’ photograph that has been kindly sent in by a Skull reader. The pencilled-in eyes are certainly a common sign that a...

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Dead or Not?

The only information I have about this supposedly post mortem photograph is that the little girl died when she was only six years old. I think it might be Belgian in origin, but can’t be sure. Whether...

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Reader submission – but is it post mortem?

I was sent this image by Sarah L., who has had the daguerreotype in her possession for years without knowing its background. I can certainly see why Sarah is curious about it possibly being a post...

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