I remember my grandfather teeling me the stroy of a young girl that jumped (in the40's) My Gramps was on the sidewalk next to the car that she landed on----said she looked asleep....except for some weird stuff coming from her ears
Problem was a cop came up to Gramps and asked him to remove his coat....because some of her brains ad splattered all over the back of it.
(he had his back to the car---and heard some yelling, but had looked sideways---instead of straight up) the sound of the impact made him nearly have to change his drawers. The car roof was pushed down almost 4 feet.
He never forgot that---and always felt sorry for her. My Grandmother, on the other hand, was not nearly as charitable for someone almost pile-driving my Gramps into the pavement.
There is a very famous WeeGee photograph of that suicide. She does look asleep. Didn't even mess with her make-up.
The car she landed on was crumpled to the base of the windshield, shows the speed and force with which she hit, considering the construction and materials of automobiles then.
We must have been posting at about the same time.
I've seen period photographs from the 1930's-1940's and believe I've seen the very picture you mentioned. The youngish, brunette woman is sprawled somewhat sideways and the roof of the car is almost "enveloped" around her. It is very gruesome stuff, but I'm glad to hear your grandfather was uninjured.
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