Oct 11, 2010: Olde Brits
 

Some people, like myself, are intrigued by old photographs, often as not for the details in the background, rather than the principle subject. Blogger Steerforth, at The Age of Uncertainty is rather passionate about them.
I doubt this couple is in their 60s, but that could be a grandchild. Life wasn't easy witout Botox.

http://cellar.org/2010/oldebrits.jpg

They were probably very nice people, a loving family, but day-em.
No wonder the Brits managed to build an Empire... by terrifying the natives into submission. :speechls:

I love the way the woman's block-shaped head is made to look even worse, by that OMG awful hair style. :eyebrow:

No comment on Grandpa - he's clearly died, been brought back to life, and is now scaring everybody he meets, in his new role, as a Zombie. :eek:

I haven't seen an image of a more aesthetically challenged couple Yikes!

Why would the photographer leave out the family dog....
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Cujo?


And who's the guy in the shawl? :p:

I suspect he was admonished not to move and is holding his breath not being familiar or comfortable with the camera.

She spent all her time doing the kid's hair.

Are we certain that man isn't dead? I think they used to photograph a lot of people post-mortem and pose them as if they weren't all dead and stuff.

He looks furious.

Actually, that's what I was thinking about the child. You had to stay very, very still to be clear in photos back then and look at the child's face, it's very clear. Also look at the crispness of the cheeks and ears against the man's jacket. Even the eyes are in focus! Meaning the child didn't move his eyes at all. And compare that to the woman, who is slightly blurry, and you can't even see her eyes. I think the child is dead, and perhaps the man.

ETA: Does anyone else think the woman looks a little like Robin Williams?

A couple more pictures on this page about post-mortem photography.

link:

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/phot...ho-look-alive/

There are some good pics here, too:

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/32946

That's a hobby I want to take up.

:lol:

Mrs Deadfire.

wow. Lurch's great-grandfather!

I just hope the happy couple and their little one would stop looking so silly and get serious for a change.:D
Mrs deadfire. Good one Shawnee.

each night father fills me with dread
as he sits at the foot of my bed
I'd not mind that he speaks
in gibbers and squeaks
but for seventeen years he's been dead
(e. gorey)

After this picture was taken, they ate the photographers' brain.