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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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: Group II - Seance Notes, "Walter Promises a Real Picture"; The typed seance notes for the sitting held on October 14, 1928. Walter promises a real picture and discusses the nature of his being on the "other side.", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 284913, Luna Image ID - 153192

: Group III - Seance Notes; The hand written notes from the seance of January 27, 1929. The spirit, Walter, is critical of the seance members., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 287361, Luna Image ID - 153265

: Group III - Seance Notes; The hand written notes from the seance of March 3, 1929. The spirit, Walter, requests that Mary Marshall wear only one garment of clothing at the next sitting; later, he mentions that there was only one perfect man., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 287917, Luna Image ID - 153285

: Group III - Seance Notes: "An Absentee"; The typed notes from the seance of March 6, 1929. The spirit, Walter, explains that he cannot produce an ectoplasmic apparition because his friend is not able to materialize., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 288021, Luna Image ID - 153299

: Group III - Seance Notes: "Arranges for Small Photograph"; The typed notes from the seance of February 24, 1929. The spirit, Walter, asks for a smaller group of sitters at the next seance in order to produce the next ectoplasmic apparition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 287883, Luna Image ID - 153282

: Group III - Seance Notes: "Conversations and Instructions"

: Group III - Seance Notes: "Walter in a Critical Mood"; The typed notes from the seance of January 27, 1929. Walter is critical of the seance members., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 287330, Luna Image ID - 153263

: Group III - Seance Notes: "Walter in a Critical Mood"; The typed notes from the seance of January 27,1929. Walter becomes critical of the seances., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 287230, Luna Image ID - 153257

: Group III - Seance Notes: "Second Cloud of Teleplasm"; The hand written notes from the seance of March 10, 1929. The spirit, Walter, creates a second cloud of teleplasm on the face of Mary Marshall., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 288165, Luna Image ID - 153306

: Group V - Seance Notes: "A Short Sitting: Light and Bell"; Typed notes from the seance of June 16, 1929. Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton are absent. Sitting room is too hot to continue seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289581, Luna Image ID - 153375

: Group V - Seance Notes: "Psychic Light"; Typed notes from the seance of August 2, 1929. A drunken sailor speaks through the medium, Mary Marshall, and a bright, psychic light manifests itself., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289633, Luna Image ID - 148321

: Group VI - "Report of Sitting held September 8, 1929"; Hand written notes from the seance of September 8, 1929. Ectoplasmic apparitions are photographed on Mary Marshall's eyes and throat and Susan Marshall is given the name, Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 290636, Luna Image ID - 148304

: Group VI - Seance Notes: "A New Experiment: Dawn Outside the Cabinet"; Typed notes from the seance of October 6, 1929. Mary Marshall sits outside the cabinet for the first time. The spirit, Walter, comes through Ewan. W. B. Cooper is given the name, Victor, by the Spirit, Lucy., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 291234, Luna Image ID - 148337

: Group VI - Seance Notes: "A New Experiment: Dawn Outside the Cabinet"; Typed notes from the seance of October 6, 1929. Mary Marshall sits outside the cabinet for the first time. The spirit, Walter, comes through Ewan. W. B. Cooper is given the name, Victor, by the Spirit, Lucy., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 291217, Luna Image ID - 148335

: Group VI - Seance Notes: "Elizabeth Receives New Name" and "A Wonderful Picture Promised"; Typed notes for the seances of August 30, 1929 and September 4, 1929. On August 30, 1929, the medium Elizabeth receives the name Ellen of the Rosebuds. On September 4, 1929, Mary Marshall receives the name Dawn and the spirit, Lucy (Susan Marshall's control), promises a new picture., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 290430, Luna Image ID - 148290

: Group VI - Seance Notes: "Susan Marshall Given Name 'Mercedes'"; Typed notes for the seance of September 8, 1929. Susan Marshall receives the name, Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 290517, Luna Image ID - 148298

: Group VI - Seance Notes: "Teleplasm from MM's Eyes and Throat"; Typed notes from the seance of September 8, 1929. Ectoplasmic apparitions are photographed on Mary Marshall's eyes and throat., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 290614, Luna Image ID - 148303

: Group VII - "Experiments Leading to the Appearance of the LUCY Mass and Face Mar. 10, 1930"; A typed summary of the seances leading up to the ectoplasmic apparition known as the Lucy mass/materialization. The seances span from November 9, 1929, to December 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 292937, Luna Image ID - 148422

: Group VII - "The 'Lucy' Sitters"; A detailed description of the preparations made before the seance of March 10, 1930, in order to assure that nothing was brought into the seance room., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294368, Luna Image ID - 148479

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "Ewan in Cabinet. Dawn Outside - Words of Encouragement"; Typed notes from the seance of January 25, 1930. The medium, Ewan, takes the place of Dawn inside the cabinet., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293449, Luna Image ID - 148450

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "Fasting and Power"; Typed notes from the seance of February 9, 1930. Walter commends Mary Marshall's mental state and prepatory measures. Ewan and Mary Marshall kneel on the floor., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293556, Luna Image ID - 148498

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "Final Instructions. Walter shows Supernormal Knowledge of Bell"; Typed notes from the seance of March 9, 1930. Walter demonstrates supernormal knowledge concerning the broken bell box and gives final instructions before the materialization of Lucy., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294071, Luna Image ID - 148465

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "More Instructions from Walter and Sister Lucy"; Typed notes from the seance of February 2, 1930. The spirits, Walter and Lucy, give more instructions for Lucy's materialization. Spurgeon gives a sermon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293519, Luna Image ID - 148495

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "More Instructions from Walter, Sister Lucy Gives Words of Encouragement"; Typed notes from the seance of March 2, 1930. Walter speaks a good deal about getting ready for Lucy's materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293853, Luna Image ID - 148452

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "Preparations, Instructions, Words from Ewan/Control"; Typed notes from the seance of March 5, 1930. Walter asks for another sitting before Lucy's materialization, gives more instructions. Ewan praises T. G. Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294000, Luna Image ID - 148459

: Group VII - Seance Notes for March 10, 1930; Typed notes, titled,"Triplicate," from the seance of March 10, 1930, the night of the Lucy materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294633, Luna Image ID - 148530

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "A Funny Picture Promised"

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "Teleplasmic Hand - A Simulacrum"; Typed notes from the seance of January 5, 1930. An ectoplasmic apparition in the form of a hand is photographed at this sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293107, Luna Image ID - 148435

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "Walter Preparing Something"; Typed notes from the seance of January 12, 1930. The spirit, Walter, makes preparations for the Lucy materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293292, Luna Image ID - 148443

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "Walter's Amazing Whistle"; Typed notes from the seance of January 19, 1930. The spirit, Walter, makes a peculiar whistling noise. There is a short levitation experiment with the mediums, Ewan and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293326, Luna Image ID - 148444

: Group VII, #28e - W.B. Hobbs' Annotation Concerning Lucy Materialization Seance; An annotation written by W.B. Hobbs, Secretary of the Richardson Bros. Art Gallery, where a photo of Lucy was diplayed, in which he makes comments on the seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930 in which the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy, presumed dead for over a hundred years, appeared. Hobbs notes that Isaac Pitblado was in charge of the experiment, that ten cameras were used to capture the moment, and that H.A. Reed assisted in the photography., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83953, Luna Image ID - 119298

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "A Long Conversation with Walter. He Gives a Prediction"; Typed notes from the seance of March 19, 1930. Walter discusses an experiment where no one is to be inside the cabinet, explains more about the nature of ectoplasmic apparitions. Lucy talks about her mortal life., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 295715, Luna Image ID - 148558

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "A Long Conversation with Walter. He Gives a Prediction"; Typed notes from the seance of March 23, 1930. Katie King, daughter of John King, speaks through the medium, Mercedes. Prepatory work is done for later "ship" ectoplasms., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 295747, Luna Image ID - 148565

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Ectoplasm not Holding - Walter Delays"; Typed notes from the seance of July 29, 1930. Walter says the ectoplasm has not held well and delays the photograph., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297035, Luna Image ID - 148641

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Katie Shows her Face. The Dawn"

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "More Preparations. A Light. John Progresses"; Typed notes from the seance of April 24, 1930. Walter makes more preparations for the ship ectoplasm. Flashing light is seen in the cabinet. The captain takes more control of Ewan., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296137, Luna Image ID - 148587

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Spurgeon Preaches an Easter Sermon"; Typed notes from the seance of April 20, 1930. Spurgeon preaches an Easter sermon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296082, Luna Image ID - 148583

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "The John and Katie Phenomena Begins"; Typed notes from the seance of March 16, 1930. Sister Lucy acknowledges her materialization. The captain and Walter are on a sailing vessel. The captain gives his name., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 295597, Luna Image ID - 148551

: Group VIII - Seance Summaries; Typed summaries for the seances of July 29, August 3 & 10, 1930. July 29th: Ectoplasm not holding. August 3rd: The second ship. Doyle. Victor becomes a medium. August 10th: Usual preliminaries, Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297112, Luna Image ID - 148643

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