Sunday, January 15, 2012

My Pal Elizabeth White

I found this photograph at a flea market. Torn from the pages of someone's album, the inscription reads "My Little Pal, Elizabeth White, Age 1 1/2 years old"

I wonder if the photographer had any clue what a little demon Elizabeth White was. This picture, quite frankly, freaks the hell out of me. The starkness of the black and white are understood for the time, but there is something unsettling about the unkempt yard, the framing of the subject between the long shadows, and the demonic gaze of Elizabeth White.

What is wrong with Elizabeth's left leg? Why does it seem so small compared to her right leg?

This photograph has not been retouched. What would explain the eye-like dark splotches on the tree trunk over little Elizabeth's shoulder?


---could that be an open grave being dug by the house in the background?
Posted by Dave the Dead at 9:47 AM
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    Thanks. Now you've freaked me out too. LOL.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Left leg is normal - the plant in front of her is blocking part of her leg;hence, the appearance of being smaller.

    As for the demonic gaze, the clue lies in the photographer's shadow. He (or she) made that poor child stare directly into the sun while taking the photo. I'd feel a little demonic myself under those circumstances:)

    Bonnie (aka RoxyBlue)

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    1. Dave the DeadJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:46 PM

      Boooo....
      You get no points for this overly analytical analysis. Yes, you are correct on all counts, but I prefer to think of little Elizabeth as a demon child. I just don't trust her.
      ;-)

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  3. Pam MorrisJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    lol! yep, I like the creepy story much more than the correct analytical description. I'm thinking we may see a creation from you soon that is born of this tale!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Okay, how about this - she's frowning because she could see into the future and knew you were going to call her a demon child;)

    Bonnie (aka RoxyBlue)

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  5. HayBuddenJanuary 22, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Her left leg is longer than the right, her left hand is larger than the right, from her gaze you will turn to stone in fright, that's "My Little Pal, Elizabeth White"

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    1. Dave the DeadJanuary 22, 2012 at 9:49 AM

      ...Sweetheart by day, demon by night. That's my little pal, Elizabeth White.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:07 AM

    @haybudden n dave the dead: brillinat.now i wont sleep tonight. x'D

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  7. TuckFebruary 8, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    Her ghastly stare, what an evil sight, that's my little pal, Elizabeth White.

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