tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post6893622057116395318..comments2023-10-11T03:42:53.576-07:00Comments on Shades Of The Departed: Here's My OpinionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-33848449390557291582009-08-20T18:22:57.141-07:002009-08-20T18:22:57.141-07:00She is dead. No one would stage a post mortem pho...She is dead. No one would stage a post mortem photograph. At that time PM's were very common. Her doll and Bear are in front of her as with other PM's. Here pinky the only exposed finger looks discoverer at eh end of it. Witch is common with blood pooling after death. I won a copy of sleeping beauty and have studied this on several forums dedicated to this. <br /><br />Anyone at that time who saw this pic would think it is a PM, you just didn't'lay children on the floor like that with their toys, unless they were dead...or this family is the Addams family and likes sick jokes.<br /><br />I think is is more then likely a funny crack was made, maybe the baby broke wind or the photographer said something to make them laugh. The guy next to Grandma looks embarrassed.Kalishnikittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462327100249807474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-77486554113476608632009-05-18T10:51:00.000-07:002009-05-18T10:51:00.000-07:00I think this is simply a party where someone has f...I think this is simply a party where someone has fallen asleep and is being teased.Daniel A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14527813613383327319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-16923052608179120582009-03-30T10:02:00.000-07:002009-03-30T10:02:00.000-07:00Maybe she was simply bored with waiting for everyo...Maybe she was simply bored with waiting for everyone to be ready to have the photograph taken!<BR/><BR/>The girl isn't the only one who appears to be asleep... Note the man stood by the door!<BR/><BR/>The man stood behind the one sat with the little child, seems to have quite a maddened look on his face and seems to be staring across the room.<BR/><BR/>Is that a bed on the right-hand side? If so, it seems to be blocking a door!<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note... I agree, I don't think she's dead.Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-52142523464209001302009-03-30T08:56:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:56:00.000-07:00Something about the informal position of the girl'...Something about the informal position of the girl's legs as well as the relaxed smiles of the family made me immediately think she was alive, however my instant analysis had nowhere near the depth of yours. The placement on the floor, as Andrea pointed out, also seems inappropriate for a dead child.Connie Morettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-85247121422837018112009-03-28T17:11:00.000-07:002009-03-28T17:11:00.000-07:00I haven't read the venerable Maven's thoughts yet....I haven't read the venerable Maven's thoughts yet. But here are mine: Several people are smiling. The little boys don't look scared (I remember my great-grandma saying she was forced to touch her great-grandfather's head when he was dead to avoid nightmares and it scared her A LOT - I think many children would be scared of a dead person let alone a dead child). I may be wrong, so hopefully someone else will know, but I don't think the dead were placed on the floor, but were laid out in a respectful manner. So, I vote she is alive, but something seems to be wrong with her.<BR/>AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-54511892844135676432009-03-27T13:56:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:56:00.000-07:00Now that's a very interesting idea, footnoteMaven....Now that's a very interesting idea, footnoteMaven. Were many children/people treated at home, I wonder, and would their bodies in coma look so 'natural'? I have a Canadian relative who suffered later from 'Post Encephalitis Lethargica' - ended up in a 'mental hospital' where she died in 1941.<BR/>Don't know when she contracted the disease. That is on my list of things to investigate someday...<BR/>The little gir's shoes/boots might be of interest too but can't really see. I was thinking now of polio...M. Diane Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081926719011983394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-69086967796357244682009-03-27T13:24:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:24:00.000-07:00I agree she is not dead and that it is probably so...I agree she is not dead and that it is probably some date of note. I don't know about the illness. It looks like it is meant to be some sort of joke. An illness like that would hardly be a laughing matter.GenealogySleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705616773781389391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-83180852062958511322009-03-27T07:26:00.000-07:002009-03-27T07:26:00.000-07:00I agree with you, the main reason being the smilin...I agree with you, the main reason being the smiling faces. The lady with the cat in her lap almost has the "cat-who-ate-the-canary" expression on her face!<BR/>Interesting that the cat is looking directly at the camera.<BR/>I love these types of images and your analysis(es)of them. Morbid, but so very interesting!<BR/><BR/>RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-25897754852555144102009-03-27T06:53:00.000-07:002009-03-27T06:53:00.000-07:00Illness makes sense here. Many of us have probably...Illness makes sense here. Many of us have probably celebrated a birthday or Christmas with an elderly relative who is present physically, not mentally. This little girl may have even been the victim of an accident that left her comatose.<BR/><BR/>You analysis of the stage "props" add credence to the celebration idea. I wonder, with the little girl as the center of attention, could this have been her birthday?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a good morning puzzle, fM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-87117904084513301842009-03-27T06:22:00.000-07:002009-03-27T06:22:00.000-07:00well, now I just think you're a genius! Great de...well, now I just think you're a genius! Great details noted here and while I did notice the people smiling and thought that was odd, I had no knowledge of the illness and thought the items on the floor with her were simply her favorites (i didn't notice the boxes, I couldn't make out what they were) You ARE a genius!!! Thanks!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235026202257819623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795151317189963876.post-81333998489895567462009-03-27T05:04:00.000-07:002009-03-27T05:04:00.000-07:00I was going to say that this is a post-mortem phot...I was going to say that this is a post-mortem photograph; but, fM, your brilliant deductions have really made me think that you are on to something!<BR/><BR/>In Oliver Sacks' Awakenings, I seem to remember that most of the victims of the "sleeping sickness" were older than this child - people in their teens and twenties, mostly. I don't recall him mentioning children having caught it, though I suppose it is possible. <BR/><BR/>I am going to think about this some more and if I have anything useful to add I will come back. This is fascinating and strange indeed...Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.com