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Pale Lining

Pale Lining

The box had a delicate lining stapled to the inside - it appeared to be a simple casket for a small child or infant. A sobering end to this excursion, and so to this gallery.
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Great photos. This place seems beautiful in an erie way. I was really excited to see that there was an update today, both galleries were awesome, thanks for sharing :)
Jim C
Sat 11-08-2008
I asked too soon! lol
Very interesting gallery.
saywardstudio
Sat 11-08-2008
Motts Beautitful Gallery to see. Very Interesting Gallery to see.
Deb
Sat 11-08-2008
Motts was this place so so so big to walk around.
Deb
Sat 11-08-2008
A beautiful tribute to all these people who seem to have been otherwise forgotten. Thank you Motts!
birdy
Sat 11-08-2008
this was a great set of photos. i really connected with them!! thanks so much for the amazing work you do!! looking for ward to new ones!
Julie & Phoebe
Sat 11-08-2008
Great work, as usual! Thanks very much, Motts.
Twug
Sat 11-08-2008
Thanks once again Motts For a wonderful Gallery to see. Love your Site. Keep up the wonderful work. Love you Motts..........
Deb.
Sat 11-08-2008
I found it utterly fascinating that the objects and fake flowers have been untouched and have remained in their same positions for nearly 100 years or so. Seeing these images gave me such a sensation, i cant even describe, but through your artistic eye, this forgotten place has in a way came back to life. It been a stunning set that will become of of my favorite sets of yours Motts, It truly is a mind boggling set!
JAVA
Sun 11-09-2008
Great set Mr. Motts, and welcome home. Hope you had a great birthday, too. As usual, your work has kept me up beyond my bedtime..I am a fan!!!
nutsy fagin
Sun 11-09-2008
I didnt think of kids,
for some reason first thing that came to mind
in my previous cmnt was pets
but another good gallery Motts,
cant wait for the next =)
Matty Montego
Mon 11-10-2008
I am new here and have been looking at your photos for days! I love them all! Just beautiful!
AJ
Mon 11-10-2008
Fantastic set, Motts. Thank you.
SkedAddled
Mon 11-10-2008
Wonderful as always Sir....
I keep asking...how do you find all these places!!!
Caro
Mon 11-10-2008
Stunning and beautiful as usual. ^_^
Amelia
Mon 11-10-2008
incredibly beautiful set motts, again, many thanx for sharing with your growing legion of fans
kaycebane
Mon 11-10-2008
thanks motts for another great gallery. it made me kinda sad to see all the forgotten loved ones....great work none the less
Cera
Mon 11-10-2008
Thanks you. Thank you
Mike
Mon 11-10-2008
Beyond words, Motts.
Felyne
Mon 11-10-2008
This is an amazing shot. It looks so.. I dunno almost comforting?


Beautiful and stunning set, yet again.
Indigo
Mon 11-10-2008
Motts: I really enjoyed these (and to think I almost skipped them because my passion is abandoned psychiatric facilities)--as usual your use of light is really wonderful. As I went through the gallery, I was amazed that this place appeared to have been left relatively untouched by both World Wars and imagined people from the town or village that it was attached to hiding in the tombs for safety. Thanks again--love your work!
Kathy
Tue 11-11-2008
Fantastic gallery Motts! What a find! Love the B & W.....Can't wait to see the rest....
Tony C.
Tue 11-11-2008
A sweetly sad shot for last.

Thank you for another beautiful set Motts, I'm happy you're back safe and sound and Happy Belated Birthday!
Jude
Tue 11-11-2008
Now really, I am almost at a loss for words.

That shot, sad as it seems, makes for a proper and fitting end to an amazing gallery. A gallery that is in my opinion among my favorites. And there isn't a shot that I didn't like either. So I think you definitely rock on this one.

Welcome back and [belated] Happy Birthday!! [/belated]
Jenn [Sunshine]
Tue 11-11-2008
P.S. Thank you sooo much for all you do, the pictures you take and the hard work with the stories behind them. I'm sure I'm not the only person who appreciates it. :-)
Jenn [Sunshine]
Tue 11-11-2008
Awesome set as always!!
Weebs
Wed 11-12-2008
Hello
I really appreciate your work! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Just a small remark, the title of this gallery should be "La Crypte des Fleurs" (in French, "de les" becomes "des").
Greetings
Othmar (Switzerland)
Othmar
Wed 11-12-2008
Motts, you are amazing.
ammy
Wed 11-12-2008
awesome pictures! though i would have brought a 50 calabur with me
Bareck
Wed 11-12-2008
this entire album is amazeing.
Dean
Sat 11-15-2008
Mr. Motts, you are a poet...not just with your photography, but with the words you add to describe the photos. Your wonderful pictures of abandoned places keep their memories alive, and now the unbelievably beautiful pictures in this gallery help keep the memory of the ones who have passed on alive. You're an amazing man...Thanks again!
JoniG
Sat 11-22-2008
Fabulous work, Mr. Motts! Truly a tribute to those gone before our time. Thank you very much for sharing your talents with us!
Mel
Mon 11-24-2008
IT LOOKS AS IF THE CASKET HAD A CHILD IN THERE AND WAS REMOVED. CAREFULLY LOOKING AT IT YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF A CHILD THAT MAYBE HAD BEEN IN THERE AND THEN TAKEN OUT!!!
A.S.V.
Mon 11-24-2008
Almost looks like a flower or marble.
Motts, have you ever considered a youtube account?
Here is an idea, abandoned schools, there are some that you can go in whenever you want, DC public schools.
Wrath Barcane
Thu 11-27-2008
awww thanks motts . your galleries are like therapy for me (phew)
opal
Thu 11-27-2008
Breathtaking set Motts. Was the majority of the light in the set natural or light painted?
Dirge
Fri 11-28-2008
Such a stunning gallery, thankyou for making it possible for us to see these beautiful places Motts! x x x
Agentselfdestruct
Wed 12-03-2008
Beautiful and heartbreaking.
Aggie
Thu 12-04-2008
When you say "the end" you're not kidding! Fabulous gallery as always.
Amazed
Thu 12-11-2008
my silence speaks volumes. nice work
eagle
Thu 12-11-2008
Great gallery, Motts !
Thanks !
I was wondering, where's the dead baby from that casket?
ShadyLee
Tue 12-16-2008
Who would have known?
guitorman
Wed 02-11-2009
Hi there. I'm new to your site Motts. I'm extremely intrigued by how beautiful your photos are. I just can't stop looking.
A.S.V.......I think you're right, it does look like as though a child had been removed. But there is such a beautiful contrast from the soft lining in the casket, to the rough walls in the background.
Lora from Canada
Sun 02-15-2009
I am at a loss for words in this gallery, unbelieveable! Everyone above said it all, especially JAVA.

Thank you!!!
8EightBall Michele
Thu 03-19-2009
This might be one of my favorite galleries. Beautiful.
Heidi
Thu 04-02-2009
Fantastic. Thanks very much for posting this.
Canaduck
Sun 05-31-2009
This is one of my favorites locations! Excellent photos, since there are plastic flowers I would guess that the place has been ignored since about the 1950's, and that is sad. Your photos really are amazing in this location, I think you must have felt the aura of the location as well.

This last photo is beautiful as well, great parting shot.
Chicki
Mon 07-06-2009
thats not grim....... is it?
M
Tue 10-13-2009
great! mister motts!
the mechanical monster
Fri 11-20-2009
thats the saddest one on this hole website .i wouldnt want to see anybodys baby in there. not even someone i hate........
ricanfromthebronx
Sat 12-12-2009
Nobody wants to think of a child or tiny baby dying,so this is a very sobering picture.
natStarr
Thu 10-28-2010
I am your greatest fan Motts your are a genius!!!!!!! xxxxx
Funky Ferret
Sun 10-31-2010
I have praised you to many. Your work reaches deep within my mind and soul.
Robyn Leigh Becker
Sun 10-31-2010

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