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Best. Tombstone. Ever. Cemetery Monuments, Cemetery Statues, Cemetery Headstones, Old Cemeteries, Cemetery Art, Graveyards, Highgate Cemetery, Fotografia Post Mortem, Unusual Headstones

Cemetery Monuments

Cemetery Statues

Cemetery Headstones

Highgate Cemetery

Fotografia Post Mortem

Unusual Headstones

Best. Tombstone. Ever.

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Headstone Angel Statues, Funny Memes, Hilarious

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Cemetery Angels

In the late 1880s, the body of a 16-year-old girl was pulled from the Seine. She was apparently a suicide, as her body showed no marks of violence, but her beauty and her enigmatic smile led a Paris pathologist to order a plaster death mask of her face. In 1958 the anonymous girl’s features were used to model the first-aid mannequin Rescue Annie. Though the girl’s identity remains a mystery, her face, it’s said, has become “the most kissed face of all time.” Man Ray, Post Mortem, Vladimir Nabokov, Mona Lisa, Jules Supervielle, Rainer Maria, Albert Camus, Interesting History, Before Us

Vladimir Nabokov

Jules Supervielle

Interesting History

In the late 1880s, the body of a 16-year-old girl was pulled from the Seine. She was apparently a suicide, as her body showed no marks of violence, but her beauty and her enigmatic smile led a Paris pathologist to order a plaster death mask of her face. In 1958 the anonymous girl’s features were used to model the first-aid mannequin Rescue Annie. Though the girl’s identity remains a mystery, her face, it’s said, has become “the most kissed face of all time.”

Bela Lugosi – memento mori, post mortem Memento Mori, Graf Dracula, Vampire Dracula, Post Mortem Photography, Haunting Photos, Famous Graves, Celebrity Deaths, After Life

Vampire Dracula

Post Mortem Photography

Haunting Photos

Celebrity Deaths

Bela Lugosi – memento mori, post mortem

Boothill Cemetery in Billings, Montana. It served as the cemetery for the town (which was then called Coulson) from 1877 to 1885. It's so named because many of the people who are buried there died with their boots on. Grave Markers, Big Sky Country, Beauty Book, Old West

Big Sky Country

Boothill Cemetery in Billings, Montana. It served as the cemetery for the town (which was then called Coulson) from 1877 to 1885. It's so named because many of the people who are buried there died with their boots on.

Portrait of deceased Woman with Fur Coat by Wisconsin Historical Images Victorian Photos, Victorian Women, Victorian Fashion, Antique Photos, Victorian Era, Vintage Fashion, 1890s Fashion, Historical Images

Victorian Photos

Victorian Women

Victorian Fashion

Vintage Fashion

Historical Images

Portrait of deceased Woman with Fur Coat by Wisconsin Historical Images

Bonnie (of Bonnie and Clyde) in her casket Bonnie Parker, The Bonnie, Bonnie Clyde, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Vintage Photos, Famous Photos

Bonnie (of Bonnie and Clyde) in her casket

Ralph Smith, lost in the flood and buried in an unknown plot.: The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam situated on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall. The dam's failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water from the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. The flood killed 2,209 people. Johnstown Flood, Post Mortem Pictures, American History, British History, Six Feet Under, Macabre, Historical Photos

Johnstown Flood

Post Mortem Pictures

American History

British History

Historical Photos

Ralph Smith, lost in the flood and buried in an unknown plot.: The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam situated on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall. The dam's failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water from the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. The flood killed 2,209 people.

Antique Photo Album

Antique Photo Album

Ghost Babies - Boing Boing- the most comprehensive article I've found on the web that explains the nature of Post Mortem photography. A must-read! Paranormal, War Photography, Black Photography, Daguerreotype

War Photography

Black Photography

Ghost Babies - Boing Boing- the most comprehensive article I've found on the web that explains the nature of Post Mortem photography. A must-read!

Creepy Pictures, Thats The Way

Creepy Pictures

Nineteenth century graveyards sometimes included carved chairs for the comfort of visitors. In this function, the object was known as a mourning chair, and cemeteries have since provided, benches for similar purposes, most often movable units of the type used in parks, but also specimens in the tradition of the carved chairs. La Danse Macabre

La Danse Macabre

Nineteenth century graveyards sometimes included carved chairs for the comfort of visitors. In this function, the object was known as a mourning chair, and cemeteries have since provided, benches for similar purposes, most often movable units of the type used in parks, but also specimens in the tradition of the carved chairs.

A mid-twentieth century snapshot showing an infant in a white coffin lying in the snow. Funeral

A mid-twentieth century snapshot showing an infant in a white coffin lying in the snow.

What Is the Difference Between Headstones & Gravestones? Headstones and tombstones are markers used to identify burial places. Originally, tombstones were part of the burial receptacle; headstones marked the head of the grave; footstones marked the foot of the grave; and gravestones were a stone slab laid over the grave. Symbols And Meanings, Family Genealogy, Genealogy Sites, All Family, Family Roots

Symbols And Meanings

Family Genealogy

Genealogy Sites

What Is the Difference Between Headstones & Gravestones? Headstones and tombstones are markers used to identify burial places. Originally, tombstones were part of the burial receptacle; headstones marked the head of the grave; footstones marked the foot of the grave; and gravestones were a stone slab laid over the grave.

In 1705,Margorie McCall got died & was buried after a LONG wake. That night, grave robbers exhumed her. They attempted to cut her finger off to remove a ring but while cutting into her finger, Marge came to & they bounced. She got out of the coffin & walked home.She knocked on the door just as her family gathered at her home. Deep in grief, her hubby said “if your mother were still alive, I’d swear that was her knock.” He opened the door & she was there, very much alive. He fainted dead away. Premature Burial, Nos4a2, Mystery, Knock On The Door, Ghost Stories

Premature Burial

Knock On The Door

In 1705,Margorie McCall got died & was buried after a LONG wake. That night, grave robbers exhumed her. They attempted to cut her finger off to remove a ring but while cutting into her finger, Marge came to & they bounced. She got out of the coffin & walked home.She knocked on the door just as her family gathered at her home. Deep in grief, her hubby said “if your mother were still alive, I’d swear that was her knock.” He opened the door & she was there, very much alive. He fainted dead away.

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Death and Gravestone Symbolism Fantasy Magic, Pseudo Science, Cemetery Dance, Book Of Shadows, Writing Tips, Family History

Book Of Shadows

Death and Gravestone Symbolism

Victorian or French Mourning Doll Wax Baby Boy Saint Pale Horse, All Souls Day, Momento Mori, Mourning Jewelry, Glass Domes, Faux Flowers, Fascinator

Mourning Jewelry

Victorian or French Mourning Doll Wax Baby Boy Saint

Although she looks very much alive, she is not. This photo was taken of a young woman (possibly a teenager) not long after her death. If the photographer got there just before, or right after the death, it was easier to pose someone. Such a remarkable photo of a beautiful young lady who died in her prime. Vintage Pictures, Old Photography, Portrait Photography

Vintage Pictures

Old Photography

Portrait Photography

Although she looks very much alive, she is not. This photo was taken of a young woman (possibly a teenager) not long after her death. If the photographer got there just before, or right after the death, it was easier to pose someone. Such a remarkable photo of a beautiful young lady who died in her prime.

mourning photo of deceased dog Paul Frecker - Nineteenth Century Photography Photographie Post Mortem, Pet Photography

Photographie Post Mortem

Pet Photography

mourning photo of deceased dog Paul Frecker - Nineteenth Century Photography

Beautiful photo of a young woman who apparently died in childbirth or shortly afterwards. The baby may also be deceased. A rare example of African American mourning photography.

Beautiful photo of a young woman who apparently died in childbirth or shortly afterwards. The baby may also be deceased. A rare example of African American mourning photography.

Yaya Bernal

CHILD BOY IN CASKET Antique Funeral Photograph Set Memento Mori Photography, Death Becomes Her, Kid Photos, Antique Pictures, Dark Places, Casket

Memento Mori Photography

Death Becomes Her

Antique Pictures

CHILD BOY IN CASKET Antique Funeral Photograph Set

cause of his dead, leukemia The Saint, Creepy Old Photos, Sleep Forever, Travelers Rest, Head In The Sand, Present Day

Creepy Old Photos

Head In The Sand

cause of his dead, leukemia

Victorian Hair Jewelry Victorian Jewelry, Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry, Vintage Hats, Hair Jewelry, Jewelry Art

Victorian Jewelry

Antique Jewelry

Vintage Jewelry

Victorian Hair Jewelry

Victorian mourning jewelry.....pretty Goth Jewelry, Cameo Jewelry, Jewelry Box, Jewelry Accessories, Jewlery, Bullet Jewelry, Silver Jewelry

Jewelry Accessories

Victorian mourning jewelry.....pretty