Locks of a child’s hair, and a clipping of a poem; interior of the case of Archive Image #2633. To view the post-mortem photograph, click below (Thanatos.net members):
Boy on Blue Quilt
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Mourning Family Holding Archive Image #2624
Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a mourning family holding a post-mortem photo, which is also in our collection! Together, a very rare set of images.
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Protected: Hanging of Jodie Hamilton Parsons Family Murderer (Archive #765)
Death of the Sleeping Beauty, Image #2615 (Medicine & Anatomy Section)
From The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Nov 7, 1873
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Original Clipping, Harry Downs Killing, Image #2590
Original newspaper clipping of the accidental killing.
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Grave of Albert Lindgren (Archive Image #2586)
Albert Lindgren’s grave as it looks today.
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Newspaper Inside PM Photo Case, Image #2577
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Right: Partial newspaper piece used to line the interior of the case of Archive Image #2577. Left: A copy of the newspaper from the same date! (Found online)
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Old Woman in Glasses, with Note
The Thorndike Tragedy (Archive #2558)
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Photos of the lone survivor and the accused murderer of the ghastly 1873 Gordon family murder.
Three rare CDV photos of the murdered members of the family are available on our website (Warning: These are graphic in nature!)
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Close-Up of Baby in Bassinet (Archive #2549)
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Close up view of infant in bassinet.
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Hiram Smith Tomb Description (Archive Memorial Section #2542)
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Great firsthand account of a visitor to an unusual boulder grave.
An original CDV photo of visitors at the grave is available to view in our member section:
Boulder Grave
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