MysteriesSomerton Man (Tamam Shud)ArtifactsPolice photographs of the body and of where it lay, December 1948
Police photographs of the body and of where it lay, December 1948: photo
The record of the body's position against the sea wall and of his face, used for every later identification attempt.
South Australia Police, 1948. Public domain
Copies 4
PhotoSouth Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · 1948-12 · Public domain (Australian Crown copyright expired, PD-AustraliaGov)1 step from the original
PhotoSouth Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · 1948-12 · Public domain (Australian Crown copyright expired, PD-AustraliaGov)1 step from the original
PictureSouth Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (Australian Crown copyright expired, PD-AustraliaGov)1 step from the original
PictureSouth Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (Australian Crown copyright expired, PD-AustraliaGov)1 step from the original
Where it was made
Somerton Park beach, Adelaide · Beach
Sources 1
- Somerton ManSRC
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Police photographs of the body and of where it lay, December 1948 [Artifact ART0CVC2CP85SGP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVC2CP85SGP
@misc{mysteriesdept_art0cvc2cp85sgp,
title = {Police photographs of the body and of where it lay, December 1948},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CVC2CP85SGP},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVC2CP85SGP}
}