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(Click to enlarge) Two real photo postcards, parents mourning their deceased children. The locations unknown, possibly Italy and the Philippines. Dates: 1910s-1930s. http://www.thanatos.net/membership
Newspaper article detailing the unfortunate death of 14 year old David Karlson by drowning. A photo of David (taken while alive) as well as his memorial card can be seen on our website (Archive membership is required). Not already an Archive Member? Click here!
Reverse glass painted memorial, in 15″ x 12″ hanging frame, for Mr. Jacob Rich (1765-1834), who died of consumption in Charlton, Massachusetts. He’s buried next to his wife (d.1838) and son (d.1819) in Bay Path Cemetery, Charlton, MA. http://www.thanatos.net/membership
(Click images to enlarge) Embalmer Lonnie Boykin at work. St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1930 (10″ x 8″ negative).
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Circa 1900 real photo postcard of George Henry Loper at about 15 years old. That is most likely his little sister Edith in the doorway. George, or Henry, died at only 27 from erysipelas, which I believe is a skin infection from a scratch, for example, that gets into the bloodstream. . * His photographic mourning/memorial card can be viewed here (Archive membership is required). Not an Archive Member? Click here to subscribe to the Thanatos Archive.
Detail, woman in mourning dress
Caption from Archive: Woman in beaded and embroidered black mourning dress, wearing black jet bracelets. Quarter-plate ambrotype, circa 1855. * The scan of the complete cased image is available here (Archive membership is required). Not an Archive Member? Click here to subscribe to the Thanatos Archive.
