"The Paris Morgue Closed to Sightseers," 1907
Doing research for the 2015 Morbid Anatomy Museum Wall Calendar , I came across the wonderful tidbit above from the a 1907 issue of Australia's Kalgoorlie Miner . For more on the Paris morgue--which attracted throngs of tourists throughout the 19th century eager to view the bodies of the unclaimed dead--see these recent Morbid Anatomy posts ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). To find out more about the calendar--and pre-order a copy!--click here .