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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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: 1947-1951 Psychic Experimentation - Psychic Writing; A photograph of a drawing of the train wreck that killed the spirit, Walter, done by the medium, Mary Marshall, in complete darkness while in a trance state and controlled by Walter during a seance at the home of Sylvia Barber in 1950., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84692, Luna Image ID - 119480

: 1947-1951 Psychic Experimentation - Psychic Writing; A photograph of a drawing of two boots and a flower done by the medium, Mary Marshall, in complete darkness while in a trance state and controlled by the German spirit guide, "T.A.M.", during a seance at the home of Sylvia Barber on January 23, 1950., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84684, Luna Image ID - 119478

: 1947-1951 Psychic Experimentation - Psychic Writing; A negative of a drawing, presumably made by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a trance state during a seance, presumable at the home of Sylvia Barber, dated ca. 1947-1951. The drawing resembles gears and is annotated with the phrase "keepthisforfutureus e"., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84918, Luna Image ID - 119536

: 1947-1951 Psychic Experimentation - Psychic Writing; A photograph of a drawing of a key done by the medium, Mary Marshall, in complete darkness while in a trance state and controlled by the German spirit guide, "T.A.M.", during a seance at the home of Sylvia Barber on January 23, 1950., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84696, Luna Image ID - 119481

: 1947-1951 Psychic Experimentation - Psychic Writing; A photograph of a drawing of a ship done by the medium, Mary Marshall, in complete darkness while in a trance state and controlled by the spirit, Walter, during a seance at the home of Sylvia Barber ca. 1947-1951., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84688, Luna Image ID - 119479

: 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 - 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, 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 - Black Hawk and Son Clipping; A clipping of a painting by John Jarvis entitled Black Hawk and Son., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82572, Luna Image ID - 119000

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #19, Teleplasm and Strut; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #19 featuring a diagram and photographs of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on her left eye that appears to be supported by a teleplasmic strut during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 12, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82814, Luna Image ID - 119060

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #20, Talking Machine; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #20 featuring photographs and diagrams of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her ear and neck, called a talking machine, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82822, Luna Image ID - 119062

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #51, Jesus Drawing; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #51 featuring a photocopy of a drawing of Jesus by the medium, Mary Marshall, in complete darkness during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83062, Luna Image ID - 119121

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #51, Jesus Drawing Appraisal; A detatched note from a page from an annotated photo album labeled #51 featuring the appraisal of a drawing of Jesus by the medium, Mary Marshall, in complete darkness during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 9, 1933. The appraisal was conducted by Allison Newton and told to Lillian Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83067, Luna Image ID - 119122

: Annotated Photo Album, Telekinesis - Seance Room Diagram; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a diagram of the seance room in Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton's home and the arrangements for the experiments with the medium, Mary M., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82383, Luna Image ID - 118954

: Annotated Photo Album, Telekinesis - Surges of Trance; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a graph that charts the surges of a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82474, Luna Image ID - 118976

: Annotated Photo Album, Telekinesis - Unusual Incidents in the Trance; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a graph tracing unusual incidents in a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82478, Luna Image ID - 118977

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Constant Features of Trance Condition; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a graph that indicates some of the more constant features of the average trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82486, Luna Image ID - 118979

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Trance Analysis; A page from an annotated photo album entitled "Trance Analysis as Evidenced by Elizabeth M.," which features a graph tracing the several stages of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82482, Luna Image ID - 118978

: Group XIII, #48b.1 - Second "Doyle" Drawing; A drawing of the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84250, Luna Image ID - 119373

: Group XIV, #51 - Supernormal Drawing of Christ; A photograph of a drawing of Jesus Christ that was drawn in complete darkness by the medium, Mary 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 - 84310, Luna Image ID - 119388

: Psychic Phenomena II, #1 - Self-Playing Accordion; A glass lantern slide of a diagram of an accordion that played by itself during a seance with Sir William Crookes and the medium, Daniel Dunglas Home., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82129, Luna Image ID - 118893

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #26 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass plate negative of a diagram of Dr. Richardson's voice-control appartus, which was a piece of psychic equipment used with the medium, Margery, during seances with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82307, Luna Image ID - 118936

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #27 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass plate negative of a diagram of the detailed view of a piece of psychic equipment called the glass mouth-piece, which was used in seances with Dr. Crandon and the medium, Margery., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82311, Luna Image ID - 118937

: Telekinesis #6 - Diagram of Seance Room; A diagram of the room in the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton where seances were conducted., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83354, Luna Image ID - 119188

: Trance #40 - Graph of Stages of Trance Condition; A reproduction of a graph that traces the several stages of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83482, Luna Image ID - 119540

: Trance #41 - Graph of Constant Features of Average Trance Condition; A graph indicating some of the more constant features of the average trance condition and comparing the objective and subjective features of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83486, Luna Image ID - 119541

: Trance #41 - Graph of Objective and Subjective Features of Trance Condition; A photograph of a graph comparing the objective and subjective features of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83490, Luna Image ID - 119542

: Trance #42 - Graph of Progressive Development of Trance, Stages 1-4; A graph tracing the first four stages of the progressive development of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83494, Luna Image ID - 119543

: Trance #42a - Graph of Progressive Development of Trance, Stages 5-6; A graph tracing stages five and six of the progressive development of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83500, Luna Image ID - 119544

: Trance #43 - Graph of Eight Control Periods of Trance Development; A photograph of a graph of the eight control periods of trance development in March 1927., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83506, Luna Image ID - 119545

: Trance #44 - Graph of Trance Personalities; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton indicating various trance personalities during an evening and their collateral effects., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81854, Luna Image ID - 118838

: Trance #45 - Graph of Unusual Incidents in the Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that traced unusual incidents in a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81858, Luna Image ID - 118839

: Trance #46 - Graph of Psychic Surges of Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that traces the psychic surges of a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81862, Luna Image ID - 118840

: Trance #47 - Graphs of Various Degrees of Trance and Progressive Development of Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that traces the various degrees of trance as well as illustrates the progressive development of trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81866, Luna Image ID - 118841

: Trance #48 - Graph of Periods of Automatisms with Intervening Upward Surges of Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that indicates the periods of automatisms with intervening upward surges of a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81870, Luna Image ID - 118842

: Walter II, #2 - Thumbprints of Walter; A glass lantern slide comparing diagrams of the normal positive and mirror-reversed positive thumbnail imprints of the spirit, Walter., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82084, Luna Image ID - 118882

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