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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 I, #5d - Teleplasm on left eye of Mrs. Marshall; A glass lantern slide of the formation of teleplasm on the left eye of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81878, Luna Image ID - 118844

: Group IV, #18h - Trance Writing Resembling C.H. Spurgeon Sermon; A glass lantern slide of some writing done by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a deep trance during a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 26, 1931. The writing is said to be much like the last sermon preached by Baptist evangelist, C.H. Spurgeon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81882, Luna Image ID - 118845

: Group V, #20 - "Voice Box" (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83762, Luna Image ID - 119251

: Group VII, #27a - Hand Mass (Wide Angle, Portrait Lens); A glass lantern slide of wide-angle shot, utilizing a portrait lens, of a teleplasmic hand simulacrum attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81887, Luna Image ID - 118846

: Miscellaneous #1 - Group Shot at Seance; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Mary Marshall, holding hands with those involved in a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81895, Luna Image ID - 118848

: Miscellaneous #2 - Portrait of Mary Marshall during seance; A glass lantern slide of a portrait of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton. Teleplasm has formed beneath her left eye and on her neck., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81899, Luna Image ID - 118849

: Miscellaneous #3 - Trance Writing - C.H. Spurgeon; A glass lantern slide of the signatures of C.H Spurgeon written by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a trace during a seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81903, Luna Image ID - 118850

: Psychic Phenomena I, #1 - Crude teleplasm

: Psychic Phenomena I, #3 - Crude teleplasm; A glass lantern slide of Dr. Creighton and the medium, Mrs. J.D. (Elizabeth) Young. Crude teleplasm appears on the table and is attached to Mrs. Young's mouth. An annotation on the slide claims that this was the first teleplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82121, Luna Image ID - 118891

: Psychic Phenomena I, #4 - Crude teleplasm; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Mrs. J.D. (Elizabeth) Young. Crude teleplasm appears on the table and is attached to Mrs. Young's mouth., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82125, Luna Image ID - 118892

: Psychic Phenomena III, #1 - Telekinesis, Table Levitation; A glass lantern slide of the first table levitation via telekinesis in Professor Camille Flammarion's salon in Italy through the mediumship of Eusapia Paladino., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82134, Luna Image ID - 118894

: Telekinesis #26a - Levitating table; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Mrs. Poole, instantaneously levitating a table at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81827, Luna Image ID - 118837

: Trance #49 - Deep Trance; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Mrs. Poole, in a state of deep trance, leaning on the shoulder of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton during a seance at his home on May 6, 1926., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81874, Luna Image ID - 118843

: Walter I, #1 - Teleplasmic Hand in Dental Wax; A glass lantern slide of the manifestation of the telesplasmic hand of the medium, Margery's, deceased brother, Walter. This seance was presided over by Dr. Crandon and Thomas Glendenning Hamilton witnessed similar findings between 1923 and 1924., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82076, Luna Image ID - 118880

: Walter I, preliminary - Seance Prior to Development of Teleplasmic Hand in Dental Wax; A glass lantern slide of the happenings at a seance, featuring a medium named Margery, prior to the development of the teleplasmic hand of Margery's deceased brother, Walter, in dental wax. Dr. Crandon presided over the seance and Thomas Glendenning Hamilton witnessed similar findings between 1923 and 1924., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82072, Luna Image ID - 118879

: Walter II, #1 - Thumbprints of Walter; A glass lantern slide comparing the positive and mirror positive impression in dental wax of the spirit Walter's thumbprint., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82080, Luna Image ID - 118881

: 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

: Walter II, #3 - Thumbprint of Walter; A glass lantern slide of the thumbnail impression of the spirit, Walter, in dental wax., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82088, Luna Image ID - 118883

: Walter II, #4 - Thumbprint of Walter; A glass lantern slide of a thumbprint impression in dental wax of the spirit, Walter., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82092, Luna Image ID - 118884

: Walter II, #5 - Thumbprints of Walter; A glass lantern slide of a comparison of the spirit Walter's thumprint impression in dental wax with Walter's thumbprint found on his shaving razor in 1911 when he was still alive., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82096, Luna Image ID - 118885

: Walter II, #6 - Thumbprint of Walter; A glass lantern slide of an impression in dental wax of the thumbprint of the spirit, Walter., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82101, Luna Image ID - 118886

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