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Originally Posted by advancedcorpsetumor ↗

well did you see the dead guy next to them who actually was?

No because he wasn't dead.

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Originally Posted by Buttercup~ ↗

Re: the eyes - in many cases, they actually painted "eyes" on the eyelids.

No they did not do that. That is one of many myths.

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Originally Posted by whogivesashit ↗

haha, I think half of those pics are not even dead people. Like the first, its just someone with thier eyes closed. The kid is standing up. YOu cant get dead people to stand up. Com eon.

You're absolutely correct. Good catch.

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Originally Posted by annmarie ↗

my grandmother has a slew of relatives that have taken pictures
of dead relatives at wakes looking just like these pictures of dead
people in various poses some are quite funny others are macabe.

No, the dead were never posed to appear alive and eyelids were never painted to look alive. Those are myths.

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Originally Posted by bloodgasm ↗

They used stands.. the stands, in fact, can often be seen in many of the photos. Coincidentally, though, the living sometimes also used stands as with the technology of the era, exposures were very long and people had to remain still for quite a long time. The most unnerving post mortem images imo are the ones where they paint eyes on the victim's lids to make them look alive.

Creepy shit.

None of that is true. They never posed the dead to appear alive, and never painted eyelids. A few myths of many. Dead were only photographed lying in repose in a bed or coffin.

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Originally Posted by blacknessofsleep ↗

There used to be only a few points in life/death when you had photos taken because they were so very expensive - other than death, marriage was mostly it. My grandfather's family practiced this, and even last year when my 19 year old brother passed away, he insisted on such photos being taken for him. Most people frown on it, but I understood it. People weren't so afraid of death years ago, it was just part of the life cycle and had to be confronted.

Photography was not so expensive the average family couldn't afford them. It was new and there weren't many photographers, add that to high mortality rates, people died before they could have photos taken, so a post mortem photo was better than no photo. Post mortem photos are obvious with decedent lying in repose in a bed or coffin.

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Originally Posted by BSNERRN ↗

Why? She isn't dead. Those are not dead eyes, and no they didn't paint eyes on eyelids to look alive.

Fuck sakes man... That was 13 yrs ago...

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Originally Posted by Ninjavandal ↗

Yeah. And probably because their skin was crawling.

You think their skin was crawling? That's ridiculous.
That was their loved one, best friend, baby brother, etc. They had a healthier attitude about death and dealt with it far to often. So do you think you would freak out if it your sibling?

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Originally Posted by Stephaniee ↗

They look so.. alive. Nice job.

Because they are alive. Please don't believe internet hype.

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Originally Posted by Stephaniee ↗

They look so.. alive. Nice job.

Because they are alive. Please don't believe internet hype.