Sclera Tattoos Part III

You can find Part I here and Part II here

Watery Graves Part III

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Photo credit: Sue Flood

Photo credit: Max Waugh

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You can find Part I here and Part II here

Postmortem Photography Part IV

These remarkable pictures show the morbid way that the deceased were remembered in the late 19th century. The invention of the daguerreotype - the earliest photographic process - in 1839 brought portraiture to the masses. It was far cheaper and quicker than commissioning a painted portrait and it enabled the middle classes to have an affordable, cherished keepsake of their dead family members.

Known as post-mortem photography, some of the dearly departed were photographed in their coffin. This particular style, often accompanied by funeral attendees, was common in Europe but less so in the United States.

It was an age of high infant mortality rates - and children were often shown in repose on a couch or in a crib, while adults were more commonly posed in chairs.

Sometimes the subject's eyes were propped open or the pupils were painted onto the print to give the effect they were alive. In early images, a rosy tint was added to the cheeks of corpses. By the early 20th century, the practice fell out of fashion as photos became more commonplace with the arrival of the snapshot.

Photos and info via TheDailyMail

You can find Part I here, Part II here and Part III here

Postmortem Photography - the new era here

Postmortem Photography from Eastern Europe here

Hand Injuries/Trauma Part II

You can find Part I here and 

Severe Hand Trauma here

Pig - Stages of Decomposition

Pig carcass in the fresh stage of decomposition.

Bloat stage of decomposition.

The active decay stage of decomposition. Notice the extensive maggot feeding and the formation of the cadaver decomposition island around the carcass (dark staining).

The remains stage of decomposition. All that remains is skin and bone and the surrounding vegetation is beginning to grow over the carcass. 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo captions and credit Nekro on Flickr