Daguerreotypes and other images in our collection that have been damaged, obscured by tarnish, haze, and other age related factors can be carefully restored, in house.
The example above shows a daguerreotype before restoration; to see a larger view of this dag after restoration, visit the link below (Thanatos.net members):
Full details of the man with the chisel buried in his face!
His photo can be viewed in the “Vintage Medicine & Anatomy” section of our website:
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Detail of the girl featured on the large framed memorial piece.
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Note on back: “Betsy dying, 1932”.
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Victim of an acid attack. For the story background and additional photos of this girl,
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Newspaper clipping describing the death of two children, who died playing on an icy lake in 1923. If you are a Thanatos Archive member, you may click here to view the children’s post-mortem photo.
Full view of #2357.
A detailed close-up and full description can be viewed in our member section:
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Close-up of a little girl with drawn open eyes.
The full scan and description can be viewed in our member section:
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John’s grave as it looks in 2014, located in Spring Creek Friends Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Photograph credit: Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols (FindAGrave).
The inscription reads:
| John H. Son of S. & W. Reynolds Died Oct. 4, 1855 Aged 31Yr |
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Three circa 1920 real photo postcards. These children were from two sets of twins from the same family that died about a year apart.
Click here to view four additional photos of the other children. A Thanatos.net membership is required.
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