Close-up of a little boy in his casket, surrounded by many funeral flowers.
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Father with son. A second photo showing the entire family with the boy, plus additional info, can be viewed in our archive by clicking HERE
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Little boy, 1/6 ambrotype, and inside of the case, with a lock of his hair.
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Little girls with a deceased infant, circa 1910.
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One of two, early-1860s quarter-plate tintype photos of an older, well-dressed man.
A lock of his white hair is carefully folded up in a piece of paper inside of the case.

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Quarter-plate, circa 1858 ambrotype. A second post mortem photo of this same little boy
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Obituary and death certificate of a little boy who fell and hit his head while at school.

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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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Very sick boy in the lap of his father, who is hidden beneath the mat. He was likely
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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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