Old mysterious photos that will haunt your dreams

[whatchamacallit]

http://theghostdiaries.com/old-mysterious-photos-that-will-haunt-your-dreams/

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I was able to get to it on my IPAD

Just so folks know - this isn't 'ghost' pics - but the ones of the Klan looking like Devil Worshippers creeped me out.

[Half-Century Man]

22. I think they are the Knights Of Malta

The remnants of a Medieval Mother Church warrior/monk order.

[JustAnotherGen]

38. Ahh - my second guess

The opening clip of this seasons AHS.

[Xithras]

42. Those look more like capriotes to me. Those are probably Nazareno hermanadades.

It's an ancient religious tradition in the Seville region of southern Spain. The robes do have some superficial resemblance to KKK robes, but their usage of them is far more ancient. Unlike the KKK, they also come in a lot of different colors. Nazareno processions are preceded by various religous brotherhoods. They all use the same general cut and style, but each order uses a different color to identify themselves.

Some ornate and colorful Nazareno robes:



White Nazareno robes:



Black Nazareno robes. I'm pretty sure these are the people in that photograph:



In spite of the visual similarity of the robes, the Spanish tradition has nothing to do with racism. As an American, they still creep me out a bit.

[Half-Century Man]

50. You very easily could be right. My source is sketchy at best.

With Malta being at the southern tip of Spain, I imagine that one's ceremonial religious garb would influence another's.

My source was a reprint of a pencil drawing. The chest insignia looked similar.

[cvoogt]

51. I think you mean Gibraltar

but yes, Malta has similar traditions as far as processions in the street go... don't know about the pointy hats though. I think the capirotes are a purely or mainly Spanish thing.

[G_j]

2. creepy

I wish they some explanations of the photos

[MineralMan]

3. I've seen a couple of those before, but they're all weird.

Some are clearly staged, but others defy explanation, I think.

[whatchamacallit]

5. Yeah, I have doubts about a few of them

but a fascinating collection of images.

[jsr]

4. Wow.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. What is the story about the horse heads?

[Faryn Balyncd]

28. here

[babydollhead]

36. from the movie, "My Winnipeg"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Winnipeg

a favorite at my house!

[Faryn Balyncd]

39. So was the narrative of a historical event, or fiction?

This discussion on Snopes seems to leave the question unanswered:

http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=48925

[Baitball Blogger]

37. Oh, please tell me that was hatched out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie.

[Faryn Balyncd]

41. Looks like the only web references are to the movie.

[Logical]

7. These cannot be real. nt

[riderinthestorm]

8. The women with math symbols, and "Calculus" spelled out on her skirt

look like that group is doing some kind of play.

But yeah, pretty much all of them are bizarre or downright scary looking.

[laundry_queen]

9. "Are you my Mummy?"

Doctor Who fans will get the reference.

[Vashta Nerada]

15. Ah-ha!

Great minds think alike! I didn't see your post until after I posted my response.

[laundry_queen]

17. ah yes

I think I'd prefer "Are you my Mummy?" to "who turned out the lights?" though

[Vashta Nerada]

19. Touche.

But I chose this screen name because in those two episodes, it was the first time the Doctor met River Song, and the last time he saw her alive.

[laundry_queen]

24. *sigh* that still makes me sad. nt

[Vashta Nerada]

43. Me too.

[minivan2]

53. I'm glad I'm not the only whovian on DU.

I thought I was alone.

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. "The optimist club"

[mikeysnot]

11. Nice!

[Loaded Liberal Dem]

12. ...

[whatchamacallit]

26. Haha...

Indeed.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Were some of the people photographed actually dead?

[dixiegrrrrl]

27. Tis possible....

Back in the late 1800's and turn of the century, deceased people would be photographed in real life poses..like sititng in a chair,
or at a table, or dead babies dressed and being held in the arms of the parents.
For those who had access and money to pay for it, these pics were considered appropriate momentos, it was known as post-morton photography.

the first photo on that page struck me as one of those.

Here is a page of examples, if you are interested.
http://io9.com/the-strangest-tradition-of-the-victorian-era-post-mort-472772709

[Kingofalldems]

34. Creepy and terribly sad.

You can see it on the faces of the living in some of the pics.

[dixiegrrrrl]

35. Waht's interesting is that back then,

the deceased were not hidden away immediately. The body was available for viewing, and obviously for those who could afford it, for photography. They held wakes with the deceased in plain view, and parents seemed ok with holding their deceased children.
Since there were so many illnesses and death was frequent, I guess everone got used to it.
Much different than today, for sure.

[Cracklin Charlie]

47. I bought an old trunk at a yard sale.

Inside the trunk I found deathbed photos, including some photos of children.

Very creepy.

[dixiegrrrrl]

54. what did you do with them???

[Cracklin Charlie]

61. First, I tried to take them back to the home where I'd bought them.

The house had been sold because the owners died, and I had no idea who the family was. I ended up giving them to an acquaintance who worked with the local historic society.

[Bonobo]

29. Yes. Nt

[Vashta Nerada]

14. The first picture, I imagined everyone was asking "Are you my mummy?"

[clarice]

16. Very creepy.....liked them...this is also creepy

Haunted painting..."The hands resist him" (sorry about the commercial)


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[blackspade]

18. Yikes!

[HappyMe]

20. GAAAAH!

Very creepy.

[Aldo Leopold]

21. That is one of the awesomest things I've seen in a while!

The one of the horse heads sticking out of the snow is especially disturbing. Wow.

[rug]

23. They remind me of some forums and groups.

MIRT



The Lounge



Ancestry/Genealogy



Creative Speculation

[whatchamacallit]

25. Lol. Well played. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

30. LOL!

Did you forget Cooking & Baking?

[rug]

31. So I did.

Fixed!

[sakabatou]

49. The first one looks like it came from that Doctor Who episode

http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Empty_Child

[yellerpup]

32. The girl in the lace dress

looks like a young John Lovitz.

[CrispyQ]

33. Those were weird. --nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

40. ...

[valerief]

44. DANGEROUS LINK PER NORTON! I didn't click the link. I just put the url in a search engine.

Last edited Thu Feb 13, 2014, 02:17 PM - Edit history (1)

The resulting page showed the Norton orange box with the exclamation mark beside the link. Hovering over the box said there were reports of one computer threat.

Just trying to help. I usually check what Norton says before I click unknown links.

on edit
I realized I got the orange box, because I used Norton Safeweb with Firefox. If you go to this Norton site, you can test the url yourself.
https://safeweb.norton.com/safety

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[Blue_Adept]

45. Alert results

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ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Per Norton, the linked site has computer threats.

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[valerief]

46. See my edited message. nt

[CFLDem]

48. Yikes

[RKP5637]

52. Yep, some things/people were really weird and creepy back then too just like today! Really

interesting! Like someone else said, I wish the photos had some captions. I think I recognize some of my neighbors!

[Tom Ripley]

55. The fourth from the last looks like a Larry Clark photograph

[struggle4progress]

56. New Orleans Carnival 1903?

http://rubysglasseye.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html

[struggle4progress]

57. Highland Park Optimist Club protests smog, Los Angekles 1954?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31472241@N03/3006191986/

[struggle4progress]

58. from Julien Pacaud, 66 Polaroïds that never existed?

http://www.julienpacaud.com/66-Polaroids-that-never-existed

[whatchamacallit]

60. Good catch. n/t

[Lisa0825]

59. Those are awesome!!! nt

[etherealtruth]

62. Creepy ... scary .... n/t