Oh I don't know- the wandering off topic isn't always a bad thing. Makes for interesting reading then you're like " Whoa, wait a minute, what? " It's always a slight shock to get back to what the thread is because I've gotten so distracted, I missed it.
One thing I refuse to do is post pics of dead folks- makes me ill. There are entire websites dedicated to this, pages and pages on Pinterest. It's more than merely creepy- as Diane said, most were taken because it would have been the single pic every taken of a dead person. Photographs were uber expensive- if someone died, they'd sure scrape the cash together to have at least ONE.
BUT. Talk about intrusive! No one is now left alive who could object to sensationalizing these sad relics attached to a family's personal tragedy. What if these were OUR fathers, mothers- much less dead CHILDREN posted all over the internet- heck, they'd invent laws just for this! It isn't fair, folks aren't around any more to get to decide if these most personal of pics become public property, to b marveled over like a side show in a circus. Such a lot of heartbreak. These hidden mother photos- I'd have to doubt they have dead mothers in them. The Victorians included dead mothers right out in front, frequently with the child in some natural pose nearby or on a lap. Yes, gruesome. Just not OUR gruesome- should have been buried when the family line died away- I'm guessing no one foresaw the inevitability of these old things making their way into the public eye- for sheer entertainment.
Anyway, those pics are out there, you just won't find them here. I mean, of course it's up to Mike what gets posted and what des not- I'd personally never bring them to our forum, bottom line.