poboh: The most beautiful suicidal photo: Evelyn McHale, 1947 On May Day, just after leaving her fianc?, 23-year-old Evelyn McHale wrote a note. ‘He is much better off without me … I wouldn’t make a good wife for anybody,’ … Then she crossed it out. She went to the observation platform of the Empire State Building. Through the mist she gazed at the street, 86 floors below. Then she jumped. As morbid as it may be, this photo has such a profoundly beautiful story.

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The most beautiful suicidal photo: Evelyn McHale, 1947

On May Day, just after leaving her fianc?, 23-year-old Evelyn McHale wrote a note. ‘He is much better off without me … I wouldn’t make a good wife for anybody,’ … Then she crossed it out. She went to the observation platform of the Empire State Building. Through the mist she gazed at the street, 86 floors below. Then she jumped.

As morbid as it may be, this photo has such a profoundly beautiful story.
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    I know, this post...sad and morbid. But, there’s just something about this story that...
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