Strange fashion of bygone days – to photograph dead people for the memory. Incredible! (40 photos)

weird

These are called Memento Mori, and would probably the only photograph of the deceased, because at the time photography was still new thus expensive. These Memento's would be passed around to family members who may not have ever met the deceased person.

nice

creepy as hell but very interesting.

isnt this in the movie the others?

Exactly citer, a similar book was used in 'The Others'. At least someone is reminding this. One of my favorite creepy movies.

Freeky ......... Ive seen more then my share of dead people in my life some of them blown to pieces and these photo's freek me out more then anything else.

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Exactely what I was thinking! Creapy shit.

Creeps the shit out of me.

EXTRAORDINARIAS!

sick mind , creepy to the bone

Recuerden q antes se creia que la fotografia guardaba o robaba el alma de aquel q se le fotografiaba, asi q me imagino q lo hacian creyendo q esa foto tendrian el alma de su ser querido.

I suppose if you don't have any good photos of 'em while they're alive, eh?
It is kinda' interesting to look at these though, in a somewhat morbid way.
The little kid on the rocking horse is strange... looks like a full on zombie-baby!

Uber creepy!!

Lot of children died in the past in various illness

I've seen something like that in The Others movie...how touching are those babies! I can imagine their parents'desperation and their last attempt to keep their children always with them

holy fuck thats creepy.

i see dead people