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Closer of Griffith Grave Inscription [ Archive Image 3582B ]
Close up of view of the inscriptions on the miner’s grave, Archive image 3582, Mourning & Memorial section.
The entire uncropped cabinet photo and the history of this miner, who committed suicide, available here (Thanatos Archive membership is required to access. Not yet a member? Review Thanatos Member options here ).
Back View, Peabody’s Funeral Car [ Archive Image 3579B ]
The back view of George Peabody’s funeral car. Peabody (February 18, 1795 – November 4, 1869) was an American financier, widely regarded as the father of modern philanthropy. -The front view showing the interior of the funeral car, is available to Thanatos Archive members here. in the “Mourning & Memorial” section of our Archive.
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Post Mortem Set, Incl. Drawn Open Eyes [ Archive Image 3573B ]
Young man, photographed in death. The photographer used this image to create a second image, showing the man “As He Was”, with his eyes drawn open – That image is available to Thanatos Archive members here. Not yet a member? Review all of our subscriptions options here ).
Back of Daguerreotype & Grave, Sarah Chard, Died in 1846 [ Archive Image 3567B ]
Photographer’s backing paper and grave stone, relating to Sarah Chard. From the photographer’s date and the grave date, we can see that she had been deceased for about four days by the time her photo was finally taken. A somewhat disturbing post mortem photo of Mrs. Chard in her coffin is available to Archive members, here (Thanatos Archive membership is required to access. Not yet a member? Click here to access the entire archive for only $9.99
Death Certificate, 15YO Hazel Manchester [ Archive Image 3567B ]
Death certificate of 15-year-old Hazel Climena Manchester, who died of a cerebral thrombosis while suffering from typhoid fever. A touching memorial card with her portrait is available to Archive members, here (Thanatos Archive membership is required to access. Not yet a member? Click here to access the entire archive for only $9.99
Death Certificate, 4YO Charles Dutton [ Archive Image 3566B ]
Death certificate of 4-year-old Charles Orlando Dutton, who died of appendicitis in 1899. A post mortem photo of Charles photographed at home in his bed is available to Archive members, here (Thanatos Archive membership is required to access. Not yet a member? Click here to access the entire archive for only $9.99
Closer View [ Archive Image 3560B ]
Close up of view of Archive image 3560. The entire photo, his name, location, cause of death are all available here (Thanatos Archive membership is required to access. Not yet a member? Review Thanatos Member options here ).
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Brackley Family Graves [ Archive Image 2782B ]
Photo Credit: Heather Passariello, 2015.
Photo Credit: Heather Passariello, 2015.
The graves of John Brackley (1842-Dec 1916), his wife Matilda (1848-Feb 1916) and their daughter Mary, who died at 11 years old in 1891 from “Brain Fever”. A circa 1910 photo of John and Matilda visiting Mary’s grave is available here, to Archive members. Not yet an Archive member? Please review membership options here.
Grave of “Christmas Baby” [ Archive Image 2782B ]
Gravestone in Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Iowa. April 2020 photo courtesy of Patty Wisher.
Grave of Ernest Wigesland, who died on Christmas morning in 1917. A post mortem photo of Ernest (taken in front of the family’s Christmas tree!) is available here, to Thanatos Archive subscribers. Archive membership options (as low at $9.99) can be reviewed here.
