Victorian Postmortem Photos
The Myth of the Stand Alone Corpse
The owner of this photo has made if very clear that this child was alive and just dressed up, possibly for a pageant.
No posing stand could hold this man if he were dead. He was alive.
Although the standing girl was identified as being dead, she was alive.
The owner of this photo has made if very clear that this child was alive and just dressed up, possibly for a pageant.
Why do so many
Internet users believe these people were dead?
This website is dedicated to discrediting the myth of the stand alone Victorian postmortem photo. It explores the reasons why so many intellligent people believe that life-like standing postmortem photos exist and it helps answer some questions that many people have about this fascinating subject.
We hope you will take the time to use the menu bar and click around this site. We would also welcome comments and any additional information you might like to add to the subject.
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Susan Marville Cantrell.