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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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: Group III, #16e - Large Amorphous Mass Residue, Second Exposure (Wide-Angle, Front View); A wide-angle photograph of a view from the front of the second exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the residue from a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83682, Luna Image ID - 119231

: Group III, #17 - Black and White Plasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white 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 - 83686, Luna Image ID - 119232

: Group III, #17a - Black and White Plasm (Enlargement, Quartz Lens); A photograph, utilizing a quartz lens, of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white 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. The black portion of the teleplasmic mass is said to resemble hair while the white portion is in its amorphous state. The thin, hair-like strands in the bottom portion of the mass are said to form a web when viewed under magnification., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83690, Luna Image ID - 119233

: Group III, #17b - Black and White Plasm (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white 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 - 83694, Luna Image ID - 119234

: Group III, #17c - Black and White Plasm (Side View, Portrait Camera); A photograph, utilizing a portrait camera, of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white 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. An annotation states that the mass appeared to be growing out of Ms. Marshall's hair., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83698, Luna Image ID - 119235

: Group III, #17d - Black and White Plasm (Enlargement, Quartz Lens); A photograph, utilizing a quartz lens, of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white 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 - 83702, Luna Image ID - 119236

: Group III, #17e - Black and White Plasm (Side View, Seneca Portrait Lens); A photograph, utilizing a Seneca portrait lens, of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white 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 - 83706, Luna Image ID - 119237

: Group IV - "Records IV"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions for the seances collectively known as Group IV. The coverage is from April 26, 1929 to May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289240, Luna Image ID - 153354

: Group IV - Photograph: "Spurgeon Sermon"; Annotated photograph of a Spurgeon sermon taken on April 26, 1929, written by the hand of the entranced medium, Mary Marshall (Dawn)., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289353, Luna Image ID - 153361

: Group IV - Photographs: "Fourth Spurgeon"; Annotated photographs from the seance of May 1, 1929. A large ectoplasmic apparition containing the face of Rev. Spurgeon and a second exposure shpwong "residue" of apparition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289345, Luna Image ID - 153359

: Group IV - Photographs: Fourth Spurgeon Face: Large Mass of Teleplasm; Annotated photographs from the seance of May 1, 1929: A large ectoplasmic apparition containing the face of Rev. Spurgeon (fourth photograph)., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289337, Luna Image ID - 153357

: Group IV - Seance Notes: "Fourth Spurgeon Face: Large Mass of Teleplasm"; The typed notes from the seance of May 1, 1929. A fourth, large ectoplasmic apparition containing the face of Rev. Spurgeon is photographed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 289263, Luna Image ID - 153356

: Group IV, #18a - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83710, Luna Image ID - 119238

: Group IV, #18b - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Stereo View, Opposite Side of Seance Room); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929. The view of this photograph is from the opposite side of the seance room., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83714, Luna Image ID - 119239

: Group IV, #18c - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement of a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83718, Luna Image ID - 119240

: Group IV, #18d - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83722, Luna Image ID - 119241

: Group IV, #18e - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Further Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83726, Luna Image ID - 119242

: Group IV, #18f - Fourth Spurgeon Face Residue, Second Exposure; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic residue attached to her mouth from the mass that was attached to her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929. The residue appeared in this second exposure, which was taken two minutes after the face appeared., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83730, Luna Image ID - 119243

: Group IV, #18g - Comparative Spurgeon Composite; A composite photograph designed for comparative purposes of the four teleplasmic masses that featured the face of C.H. Spurgeon and of portraits of C.H. Spurgeon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83734, Luna Image ID - 119244

: Group IV, #18g.1 - C.H. Spurgeon Portrait; A photograph of a portrait of C.H. Spurgeon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83738, Luna Image ID - 119245

: Group IV, #18g.2 - C.H. Spurgeon Portrait; A photograph of a portrait of C.H. Spurgeon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83742, Luna Image ID - 119246

: 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 IX - "Records IX - Katie King"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions covered in the collection of seances known as Group IX. The coverage is from November 12, 1930 to February 25, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297502, Luna Image ID - 148659

: Group IX - Photographs: "Katie King"; Annotated photographs from the seance of November 12, 1930. An ectoplasmic apparition of Katie King is photographed in the cabinet. A photo of Katie King in life is included for comparison., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297534, Luna Image ID - 148517

: Group IX - Seance Notes: "Katie Face + Viel Photographed"; Typed notes from the seance of November 12, 1930. The ectoplasmic apparition of Katie King's face and viel is photographed during this sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297506, Luna Image ID - 148660

: Group IX - Seance Notes: "R. L. S. Writes through Mercedes"; Typed notes from the seance of December 7, 1930. Stevenson, Stead, Doyle and Flammarion communicate through Mercedes' automatic writing., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297573, Luna Image ID - 148522

: Group IX, #32 - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83989, Luna Image ID - 119307

: Group IX, #32a - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83993, Luna Image ID - 119308

: Group IX, #32b - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Wide Angle, Poor Focus); A wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930. The photograph is poorly focused., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83997, Luna Image ID - 119309

: Group IX, #32c - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Wide Angle, Good Focus); A wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the medium, Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84001, Luna Image ID - 119310

: Group IX, #32d - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84005, Luna Image ID - 119311

: Group IX, #32e - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Second Stereo View); A 5" x 7" glass negative of a second stereo view of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of the spirit, Lucy, hovering above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84818, Luna Image ID - 119511, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group IX, #32f - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Enlargement of Face); A photograph of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that appeared during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84009, Luna Image ID - 119312

: Group IX, #32g - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84013, Luna Image ID - 119313

: Group IX, #32h - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84017, Luna Image ID - 119314

: Group IX, #32h - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair, Annotated Exhibition Card; An annotated card by Lillian Hamilton that accompanied a photograph of an enlargement of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that appeared at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930 for an exhibition at the Richardson Bros. Art Gallery. The card stated that the photograph was taken by a battery of cameras, that Katie King had been dead for nearly two hundred years, and that she had previously materialized before Sir William Crookes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84025, Luna Image ID - 119316

: Group IX, #32h - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair, Notes; A photocopy of notes detailing the seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930 in which a teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King occurred., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84021, Luna Image ID - 119315

: Group IX, #32i - Portrait of Katie King; A photograph taken by Sir William Crookes of a portrait of Katie King as she appeared before him in the 1870s., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84030, Luna Image ID - 119317

: Group IX, #33 - Mass on Mrs. Marshall's Head; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 22, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84850, Luna Image ID - 119519

: Group IX, #33 - Mass on Mrs. Marshall's Head (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 22, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84034, Luna Image ID - 119318

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