Writing on the back of Archive image #2468, with instructions to the photographer.
“Wanted only the bust picture of the corpse, with opened eyes. She has golden hair and blue eyes”.
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The grave of Myrtle Johnson, located at Salem West Cemetery in Hitterdal, Minnesota. Photograph credit: “CW” at FindAGrave.Click to view a circa 1912 photograph of Myrtle’s family at her graveside (Thanatos.net members only)
Some recent updates to the Archive member section, including several identified children, hand-tinted daguerreotypes, and a tragic double post-mortem of two young siblings.
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Close up view of the carte de visite in the little girl’s hand.
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Close up view of the dead man’s head and shoulders.
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Some recent updates to the Archive member section, including a tragic CDV of a young child who died from scalding, a concealed parent, and a memorial daguerreotype for a young man.
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A hidden surprise underneath the mat of Archive image #2425!
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Site update, March 26: Mourning family with deceased infant; man with hole in chest; girl with eyes open & closed; man with children holds wife’s memorial portrait.
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Site update, March 23: Beautifully-composed carte de visite of a young mother and her newborn infant.
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