March 20, 2009

Headless

decapitated_commons_eastman
Trick photo. Decapitated man with bloody knife, holding his head. Circa 1875. Albumen print; photomontage.

From the George Eastman House Collection. A contribution to Flickr Commons.

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  1. Cooper Renner on March 20th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    Oh, I wish I had drawn this. I’m pondering.

  2. Sheila Ryan on March 20th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Me, I’m thinking how to photograph myself in the manner of without resorting to Photoshop (or my seven-inch chef’s knife).

  3. Andrew Simone on March 20th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    I just love your found material, Sheila.

  4. Sheila Ryan on March 20th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    I like what you dig up, too, Andrew.

  5. jannx on April 8th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    just slipped onto this surfing.. it kind of unsettled me momentarily because of this 2008 event… http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/03/03/mb-li-trial.html?ref=rss

    BTW , I like your site.

  6. Sheila Ryan on April 8th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Yeah, I’ve not ridden the Dog since then.

    Thanks for liking, BTW. Please stick around.

  7. jannx on April 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    I’ll add your RSS feed to my bookmarks
    ttyl, jx