How interesting to have a direct family connection to such an important and famous archeological find.
“…a recent study of journals and death records indicates no statistical difference between the age of death of those who entered the tomb and those on the expedition who did not. Indeed, most lived past 70.”
This may be true and premature deaths at that time were not uncommon as life expectancy was perhaps shorter than today and accidents happened then as they do now but there were some very strange and unusual deaths and tragedies surrounding those who first entered the tomb. I am not a superstitious person but I find it all very strange and interesting.
Do you have any links to your great aunt’s husband’s National Geographic photographs?
Cara,
I have hard copies of the May, 1923 NG in which many of Edgar's photos appear. Have not investigated the web for any of them but your question prompts me to do so.
Will let you know if I find any.
Thanks
Helen and Edgar died quite violently in a car accident. Unfortunately there are photographs of it. The driver was unharmed but aunt and uncle quite smashed and tossed from car. As far as National Geo... The pictures are in the May 1922 (1923?) Issue which is Almost always available at a library for viewing. Edgar and Helen were also founding members of the Ohio historical society.
My grandmother remembered Helen and Edgar laughing about the curse, talking about it in the kitchen before they later died in Europe. The didn’t take it very seriously.