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Hamilton Family fonds

Hamilton Family fonds

The Hamilton Family fonds details Dr. T.G. (Thomas Glendenning) and Lillian Hamilton's investigations of psychic phenomena in their home in Winnipeg, Manitoba between 1918 and 1945. The images detail numerous aspects of spiritualism including telekinesis, teleplasm, trance states and various other psychic phenomena. This site is comprised of over 700 images from the Hamilton Family photograph collection and over 1300 notes and accompanying documentation pertaining to seances held in the Hamilton's home. The entirety of the photograph collection has been digitized with the exception of duplicate photographs of the same image. It includes digital reproductions of photographs, stereo photographs, slides, negatives and glass slide negatives, as well as some accompanying textual records.

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: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - "Black Hawk" Statue; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a photocopy of a photograph of a statue entitled "Black Hawk", which was created by Lorenzo Taft and is located in Oregon, Illinois. Black Hawk was said to be of the guides used by the medium, Mary Marshall, during seances., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83276, Luna Image ID - 119171

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Dawn Stead Scripts of 1943; Detatched notes from a page of an annotated photo album featuring the writings of W.T. Stead through the medium, Mary Marshall (Dawn), dated 1943, concerning the topics of "The Hells" and "Purgatory"., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83322, Luna Image ID - 119181

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Drawing of Ship; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a photograph of a drawing of a ship that the spirit, Walter, drew through the medium, Mary Marshall, while entranced at a seance at the home of Mrs. Barber on October 12, 1947. The drawing was said to be a birthday gift for a little boy., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83270, Luna Image ID - 119170

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Excerpts from the Stead Dawn Scripts of 1942-1944, Page 1; Detatched notes from a page of an annotated photo album featuring the first page of excerpts of the scripts of W.T. Stead through the medium, Mary Marshall (Dawn), dated 1942-1944., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83326, Luna Image ID - 119182

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Excerpts from the Stead Dawn Scripts of 1942-1944, Page 2; Detatched notes from a page of an annotated photo album featuring the second page of excerpts of the scripts of W.T. Stead through the medium, Mary Marshall (Dawn), dated 1942-1944., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83332, Luna Image ID - 119183

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Mary Marshall's Letter to Lillian Hamilton; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a photograph of a letter written by the medium, Mary Marshall, to Lillian Hamilton, dated June 8, 1945, in which Mrs. Marshall details the research she has conducted on the topic of spiritualism., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83291, Luna Image ID - 119174

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Mrs. Poole's Letter to Lillian Hamilton; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a photograph of a letter written by the medium, Mrs. Poole, to Lillian Hamilton, dated November 15, 1930, in which Mrs. Poole describes her recollections of an event., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83296, Luna Image ID - 119175

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Partial Materialization of Walter's Face and Jesus Drawing; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth that contained the partial materialization of the face of the spirit, Walter, during a seance at the home of Mrs. Barber on April 25, 1951, and a photograph of a drawing of Jesus by Mrs. Marshall while in a trance state during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83282, Luna Image ID - 119172

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - Photographs Relating to Walter; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a portrait of Walter Stinson, a photograph of a teleplasmic mass attached to the mouth of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained the partial materialization of Walter's eyes during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 6, 1932, and a photograph of a drawing done in complete darkness by Mrs. Marshall, while in a trance state, that depicts the train crash in 1911 that took Walter's life., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83287, Luna Image ID - 119173

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - W.T. Stead, Dawn Scripts; Detatched notes from a page of an annotated photo album featuring the writings of W.T. Stead through the medium, Mary Marshall (Dawn)., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83309, Luna Image ID - 119178

: Annotated Photo Album, 1930-1951 - W.T. Stead, Dawn Scripts; Detatched notes from a page of an annotated photo album featuring the writings of W.T. Stead through the medium, Mary Marshall (Dawn), dated April 1944., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83305, Luna Image ID - 119177

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #1, First Teleplasm in Canada; A page from an annotated photo album labeled as #1 and featuring a photograph of the medium, Mrs. James Young, with teleplasm extending from her mouth to a pile on the table in front of her during a seance with Dr. William Creighton in September 1927. This is believed to be the first photograph ever taken of teleplasm in Canada., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82629, Luna Image ID - 119014

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #10, Second C.H. Spurgeon Miniature; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #10 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that contained the second materialization of a miniature version of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82697, Luna Image ID - 119031

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #10, Second C.H. Spurgeon Miniature; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #10 featuring photographs of C.H. Spurgeon and of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that contained the second materialization of a miniature version of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82701, Luna Image ID - 119032

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #11, Second Mass After C.H. Spurgeon; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #11 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic masses on her face containing the faces of C.H. Spurgeon and Mrs. Marshall's father during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928. The masses appeared within seven minutes of one another., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82705, Luna Image ID - 119033

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #12, Third C.H. Spurgeon Face-Form; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #12 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a telesplasmic mass on her forehead that contained the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82709, Luna Image ID - 119034

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #13, Wool-Like Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #13 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a wool-like teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 3, 1929. The mass was apparently in this condition due to condensation., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82713, Luna Image ID - 119035

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #14, Disrupting Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #14 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929. The mass was said to be in the process of producing a face-form., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82717, Luna Image ID - 119036

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #14, Disrupting Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #14 featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929. The mass was said to be in the process of producing a face-form., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82721, Luna Image ID - 119037

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #15, Amorphous Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #15 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large teleplasmic mass originating from her face and extending down her neck to her chest during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82725, Luna Image ID - 119038

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #16, Residue Photographed; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #16 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large teleplasmic mass on her face and neck as well as of the residue of this mass on her lip during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82729, Luna Image ID - 119039

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #17, Black and White Mass; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #17 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white coloured teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82733, Luna Image ID - 119040

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #17, Enlargement of Black and White Mass; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #17 featuring photographs of enlarged views of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white coloured teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82737, Luna Image ID - 119041

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #2, Bell Cords and "Skein" Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled as #2 and featuring a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic cord extending down her left cheek during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 5, 1928. Bell cords indicating the presence of spirits were ringing simultaneously to this development., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82641, Luna Image ID - 119017

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #2, First Teleplasmic Mass; A page from an annotated photo album labeled as #2 featuring a photograph of the medium, Mary M., with the first teleplasmic mass emanating from her nose during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 5, 1928. In addition to Mary M. and Dr. Hamilton, W.B. Cooper, Elizabeth M., Mrs. C. Alder, and Dr. Hamilton's wife and brother, Lillian and Dr. J.A. Hamilton took part in the seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82637, Luna Image ID - 119016

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #3, Knotted Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #3 featuring two photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with knotted teleplasm attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 5, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82649, Luna Image ID - 119019

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #3, Knotted Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #3 featuring a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with knotted teleplasm attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 15, 1928. In addition to Dr. Hamilton, W.B. Cooper, Mrs. J.B. McMillan, Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton sat in on this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82645, Luna Image ID - 119018

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #4, Small Mass & Cords; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #4 featuring a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a small mass and cords of teleplasm attached to her face and neck during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 26, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82653, Luna Image ID - 119020

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #5, Bell Cords and Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #5 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm attached to her left eye during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928. An annotation states that bells rang simultaneously to this development, which indicated when the photograph should be taken., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82657, Luna Image ID - 119021

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #5, Enlargement of September 23, 1928; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #5 featuring a photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm attached to her left eye during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928, plus a diagram of the teleplasmic cords in the photograph., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82661, Luna Image ID - 119022

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #6, Stead Miniature; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #6 featuring photographs of W.T. Stead and the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm attached to her left eye contatining a miniature version of the face of W.T. Stead during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 7, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82677, Luna Image ID - 119026

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #7, First C.H. Spurgeon Face; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #7 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to the left side of her face that contains the first appearance of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 4, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82681, Luna Image ID - 119027

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #7, First C.H. Spurgeon Face, Miniature; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #7 featuring photographs of C.H. Spurgeon and of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her face in which the face of C.H. Spurgeon appeared for the first time during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 4, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82669, Luna Image ID - 119024

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #8, Five-Face Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #8 featuring two photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her face that contained the faces of five spirits during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82685, Luna Image ID - 119028

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #9, Five-Face Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #9 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her face that contained the faces of five spirits during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928, plus photographs of two of those spirits. Four of the five spirits were identified as Arthur Hamilton, Raymond Lodge's maternal grandfather, R.L.S., and David Livingstone., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82693, Luna Image ID - 119030

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #9, Five-Face Teleplasm (Second Exposure); A page from an annotated photo album labeled #9 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her face that contained the faces of five spirits during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82689, Luna Image ID - 119029

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - Bell Cords; A page from an annotated photo album featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm attached to her left eye and bell cords ringing simultaneously during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82665, Luna Image ID - 119023

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - Directory of Predictions, Page 1; A page from an annotated photo album featuring the first page of a chronological directory of predictions made about seances held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton between the years of 1928 and 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82576, Luna Image ID - 119001

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - Directory of Predictions, Page 10; A page from an annotated photo album featuring the tenth page of a chronological directory of predictions made about seances held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton between the years of 1928 and 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82616, Luna Image ID - 119011

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - Directory of Predictions, Page 11; A page from an annotated photo album featuring the eleventh page of a chronological directory of predictions made about seances held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton between the years of 1928 and 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82620, Luna Image ID - 119012

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