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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 11:33 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Mike in Cumbria on Tuesday 19 June 12 11:20 BST (UK)
Let's hope the living boy in that photo wasn't too traumatised by having to prop his dead sibling up for a photoshoot!

I know attitudes were different then but he doesn't look very happy.

Mike

Hi Mike,he doesn't look happy poor kid.I guess we find it distasteful and slightly sinister nowadays but I suppose this would be the only photo for the family to remember the poor girl.
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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 11:36 BST (UK) »
Mornin' Carol :)
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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 11:38 BST (UK) »
Mornin' George :D...I want a P.M. photo...been looking for one for ages ::) ;D ;D
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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 11:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Seoras on Tuesday 19 June 12 11:18 BST (UK)
......notice the inability to sit up straight or hold a book.

I liked that observation.

Her hands look fine to me. I think there's a bit of mass delusion going on here.

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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 11:58 BST (UK) »
You are entitled to your own opinion Mike...and so are we ::)
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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 12:03 BST (UK) »
Quite right! And one of the problems with internet communications is that it's sometimes hard to get the tone right - my post certainly wasn't meant to sound insulting and, if it did, I wholeheartedly apologise.

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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 12:56 BST (UK) »
Agree definitely alive.This was taken early 20th.C when post mortem photos were pretty much dead & buried if you'll excuse the pun.She looks to have arthritis in her hands giving her this odd pose.Also this doesn't have the more solemn surroundings of most PM's.
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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 13:09 BST (UK) »
I'm voting for 'alive' too. It looks like just a casual family snapshot.

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Re: Momento Mori/Post Mortem photograph?
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 19 June 12 22:09 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your help everyone, guess she was just in awful shape. Remind me not to let anyone take pictures of me when I look like that.

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