Double Memorial Card (Archive Image #2800B)

 

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Double memorial card for Helen “Nellie” Yock and her son Lynn, along with their photos and a newspaper clipping. Lynn drowned in Redmond Creek, Ocosta (Chehalis Co.), Washington; just a few weeks later, his mother Nellie died giving birth to her daughter, Helen (1910-1947). Become a Thanatos Archive member at: http://www.thanatos.net/membership

Suicide by Carbolic Acid (Archive #2956)

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Articles about the discovery of the body of a man who committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid. His post mortem photo is available on our website (members only):

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Premortem / Hidden Father (Archive #2951)




Very sick boy in the lap of his father, who is hidden beneath the mat. He was likely
not expected to survive his illness; a photographer would have been called to the
home for a final life portrait. A view with the mat removed is available on our site.
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Post Mortem – Burned by Grease (Archive #2931)

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Little boy posed as if alive. The clipping says he died as the result of being burned by hot grease. He is very lifelike, but is deceased in this photo – have doubts? Click below to see another post mortem of him, with his eyes closed, and more burns visible. You must be a Thanatos Archive to view! Thank you.

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Mother & Newborn with Family (Archive #2785)

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Family (and dog) photographed with a deceased woman and her newborn, who are sharing a casket.
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Graves of Berry Family (Archive Image #2775)

 

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The headstones of Frances, Charlie, and Jessie Berry, at the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York. (Photo credit: FindAGrave.com)
The mother, Frances, died in January 1871; both boys died in April 1871. Their post mortem photo,
which can be viewed in our members section, shows them sharing a single coffin.
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