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Tinted Post Mortem Daguerreotype, 6th Plate

The note found behind the children’s post mortem photo

Altha’s Grave, Close-up (All grave photos credit: Barb Destromp)

Henry’s grave, close-up

Siblings who died on the same day of diphtheria. Their post mortem photo is here (Thanatos Archive Members). Not an Archive member? See these subscription options:

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Silver plated memorial for Charles Henry Scott, with his photo (c.1869 CDV). Charles was a brakeman for Connecticut Railroad.. on August 25, 1870, he slipped and fell between two train cars and was crushed to death. This happened the day before his 26th birthday. Below is a photo of his grave, located in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Photo credit: Bill Bourbeau, 2015. <> Please remember to support our website and our work with a Thanatos Archive membership! 

 

Closer view of the die cut and embossed memorial for 8 month old John Edwin Booth. 

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