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#464 in Explore, 10/24/2007 (Thanks friends!)
This memorial to the U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq is at Santa Monica Beach, next to the famous Santa Monica Pier. There is a cross (or star or moon) for each dead; there is also a sign that says if all Iraqis killed were so honored it would cover the whole beach. No matter how you feel about the situation politically or ideologically, the overwhelmingness of it is halting.
As The Father comments below: Peace on Earth.
1832AD, 19th July, Westminster, London. The Anatomy Act is passed and effectively ends the practice of resurrectionists.
In the 18th and 19th century medial research had required an increasing number of bodies to carry research out on. Before the Act the only legal supply of corpses for medical study (in the UK) had been the bodies of those who had been condemned to death and dissection by the courts. Generally only those convicted of harsh crimes had also been sentenced to dissection, during the 18th century hundreds had been executed for trivial crimes and dissection, but by the 19th century no more than 60 people a year were being sentenced to capital punishment, leaving the medical schools short - they needed as many as 500 bodies.
The shortfall had been met by resurrectionists who dug up the recently dead. In London the graves were relatively shallow and wooden spades were used as they were quieter. The body snatchers were careful not to take any clothing and personal items as they would have been found guilty of a felony. The trade was a sufficiently lucrative business to run the risk of detection, despite interfering with a grave being a misdemeanour at common law, not a felony, and only punishable with a fine and imprisonment rather than transportation or execution.
The demand for bodies lead to a new dimension in the trade of selling corpses when murder took the place of grave-robbing by Burke and Hare.The London Burkers imitated the murders which led to the Anatomy Act 1832.
This is a section of my contribution to the 'London 1875 - Capital of an Empire' display by Bricks to the Past which will be at STEAM and AFOL com
a fun commissioned concept shoot I did a little while back based on the Tv series Pretty Little Liars. :)
models: Sofie, Bryce, Andie, Caprice, and Naomi
hair and makeup by Chelsea Blair
She really liked this picture of her hair, so I had to post it.
Shot with Olympus OM10, Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens and Jessops Red filter; on Ilford SFX at ISO200. Processed by Snappy Snaps, Byres Rd. Glasgow.
So if you love me, let me go.
And run away before I know.
Ooh, my own was banished long ago
It took the death of hope to let you go
Most of the graves are from the early 1800's, many of the people buried here lived in the 1700's. Just around the corner from my house.
For the upcoming Fantasy Gacha Carnival you find at the venue the 22769 ~ [bauwerk] -The Graveyard.
The Graveyard has in total 15 items for you to collect.
Rare Items in this Set:
Graveyard Gazebo - LI 4/3 Prims
Graveyard Dead Tree with Raven - LI 5/4 Prims
Commons:
Graveyard Door Wall - LI 5/5 Prims
Graveyard Straight Wall - LI 5/5 Prims
Graveyard Corner Wall - LI 2/2 Prims
Graveyard Connection Wall - LI 2/2 Prims
Gargoyle - LI 1/2 Prims
Graveyard Altar - LI 3/2 Prims - Candleflames on touch
Graveyard Lantern - LI 1/1 Prim - Candleflames on touch
Graveyard Stone Bench - LI 2/2 Prims - 5 single sit animations
five styles of Tombstones - each LI 1/1 Prim
The Machine will be available fat the May cycle of the Fantasy Gacha Carnival
Gacha is a Game of Luck, all items to be won as no-c,mod,trans - each try on the Gacha Machine will be 50L$