Post Mortem Girls

This is a "Post Mortem" photo, the girl on the right side is dead and a posing stand is supporting her neck , back and arms. The girl in the picture has open eyes but in some cases the photographer painted pupils on the eye lids to make them look wide awake.

After Queen Victoria asked to photograph the corpse of an relative as a souvenir this idea spread around the world. A morbid reminder of the loved once that passed on.