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Old 07-25-2013, 12:59 AM   #11
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Thats nothing, it was quite common in the Victorian era to have family photos taken with the recently deceased, especially infants as the mortality rate was very high during those days, they would stand up the corpse using a rig that was hidden from view to make them look alive.

It was called post-Mortem photography

Be warned these are some of the creepiest pics you are ever likely to see and may be upsetting for some, what has been seen cannot be unseen.

http://io9.com/the-strangest-traditi...mort-472772709
Yeah, some very creepy images. It's pretty wild that this was such an accepted practice for so long. Pretty macabre.
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Old 07-25-2013, 01:02 AM   #12
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So...why are the moms covered again? I don't get it.
I suppose there's always the possibility that some of them look like this

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Old 07-25-2013, 01:04 AM   #13
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I suppose there's always the possibility that some of them look like this

Or even this
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Old 07-25-2013, 03:38 AM   #14
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Mothers dressed like that is a common sight in the UK nowadays.
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Old 07-25-2013, 09:26 AM   #15
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So...why are the moms covered again? I don't get it.
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Old 08-06-2013, 11:35 AM   #16
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Thats nothing, it was quite common in the Victorian era to have family photos taken with the recently deceased, especially infants as the mortality rate was very high during those days, they would stand up the corpse using a rig that was hidden from view to make them look alive.

It was called post-Mortem photography

Be warned these are some of the creepiest pics you are ever likely to see and may be upsetting for some, what has been seen cannot be unseen.

http://io9.com/the-strangest-traditi...mort-472772709
I've seen some of them on the internet before but I'm to chicken to hit that link
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Old 08-06-2013, 03:00 PM   #17
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they can't be worse than that woman in the green tanktop
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