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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 XIV, #53 - Katie's Finger; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the medium, Mercedes, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth that contained the finger of the spirit, Katie King, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84882, Luna Image ID - 119527

: Group XIV, #53 - Katie's Finger (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1933, in which a teleplasmic mass that contained the finger of the spirit, Katie King, attached itself to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84330, Luna Image ID - 119393

: Group XIV, #53a - Katie's Finger (Stereo - Front); A stereo photograph of a frontal view of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1933, in which a teleplasmic mass that contained the finger of the spirit, Katie King, attached itself to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84334, Luna Image ID - 119394

: Group XIV, #53b/53c - Katie's Finger (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass that contained the finger of the spirit, Katie King, attached to her face during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84338, Luna Image ID - 119395

: Group XIV, #53b/53c - Katie's Finger (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass that contained the finger of the spirit, Katie King, attached to her face during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84342, Luna Image ID - 119396

: Group XIV, #53b/53c - Unidentified Mass; A photograph of an unidentified seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in which a teleplasmic mass appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84346, Luna Image ID - 119397

: Group XIV, #54 - T'zan's Face (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of a teleplasmic mass featuring the face of T'zan that appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 20, 1933. T'zan was said to be the Chinese control of H.A. Reed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84350, Luna Image ID - 119398

: Group XV, #55 - "Umbrella" Teleplasm, First Exposure; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the entranced medium, Mercedes, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head that resembles an umbrella during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 25, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84886, Luna Image ID - 119528

: Group XV, #55 - "Umbrella" Teleplasm, First Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head that resembles an umbrella during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 25, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84354, Luna Image ID - 119399

: Group XV, #55a - "Umbrella" Teleplasm, First Exposure (Enlargement, Wide Angle); An enlargement from a wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head that resembles an umbrella during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 25, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84358, Luna Image ID - 119400

: Group XV, #56 - "Umbrella" Teleplasm Residue, Second Exposure (Stereo, Front View); A photograph, utilizing a stereo camera, of a frontal view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the residue from a teleplasmic mass that resembled an umbrella attached to her face during the second exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 25, 1934. The second exposure was taken four minutes after the first., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84362, Luna Image ID - 119401

: Group XV, #56a - "Umbrella" Teleplasm Residue, Second Exposure (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the residue from a teleplasmic mass that resembled an umbrella attached to her face during the second exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 25, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84366, Luna Image ID - 119402

: Group XV, #57 - "Leaf" Teleplasm, First Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the first exposure during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 4, 1934, in which a teleplasmic mass that resembled a leaf appeared above the heads of the seances, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84370, Luna Image ID - 119403

: Group XV, #57A - "Button" Residue from "Leaf" Teleplasm, Second Exposure; A photograph from the second exposure during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 4, 1934, in which a button-like teleplasmic residue appeared on the wall above the head of the medium, Mercedes, from the teleplasmic mass that resembled a leaf, pictured in the first exposure of this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84374, Luna Image ID - 119404

: Group XV, #58 - Emerging Teleplasm (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm emerging from her mouth during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1934. Ms. Marshall is seated next to and holding the hand of the medium, Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84378, Luna Image ID - 119405

: Group XV, #58A - Emerging Teleplasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm emerging from her mouth during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1934. Ms. Marshall is seated next to and holding the hand of the medium, Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84382, Luna Image ID - 119406

: Group XV, #59 - "John King" Face, First Exposure; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, in a deep trance state and a teleplasmic mass hovering above their heads that contained the face of the spirit, John King, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84890, Luna Image ID - 119529, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XV, #59 - "John King" Face, First Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934, in which a teleplasmic mass appeared above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, that contained the face of the spirit, John King., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84386, Luna Image ID - 119407

: Group XV, #59A - "John King" Face, First Exposure (Stereo); A stereo photograph of the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934, in which a teleplasmic mass appeared above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, that contained the face of the spirit, John King., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84390, Luna Image ID - 119408

: Group XV, #59b - "John King" Face, First Exposure (Enlargement); An enlargement of a photograph of the teleplasmic mass that appeared above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, which contained the face of the spirit, John King, during the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84394, Luna Image ID - 119409

: Group XV, #59c - "John King" Face, First Exposure (Enlargement, Wide-Angle); An enlargement of a wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic mass that appeared above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, which contained the face of the spirit, John King, during the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84398, Luna Image ID - 119410

: Group XV, #60 - "John King" Face Residue, Second Exposure; A photograph of the teleplasmic residue that appeared above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, from the teleplasmic mass that contained the face of the spirit, John King, during the second exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84402, Luna Image ID - 119411

: Group XV, #60a - "John King" Face Residue, Second Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic residue that appeared above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, from the teleplasmic mass that contained the face of the spirit, John King, during the second exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84406, Luna Image ID - 119412

: Group XV, #61 - Mass on Cabinet Wall (Wide Angle View); A 5" x 7" nitrate negative of a wide-angle view of a teleplasmic mass attached to a cabinet wall behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 11, 1935., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84822, Luna Image ID - 119512

: Group XV, #61a - Mass on Cabinet Wall (Stereo View from Right); A 5" x 7" glass negative of a stereo view from the right of a teleplasmic mass attached to a cabinet wall behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 11, 1935., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84826, Luna Image ID - 119513, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XV, #61b - Mass on Cabinet Wall (Enlarged, Wide Angle View); A photograph of a teleplasmic mass attached to the cabinet wall behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Lillian Hamilton on December 11, 1935. Dr. Bruce Chown assumed control of the experiments and their photography following the death of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton earlier in the year., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84603, Luna Image ID - 119458

: Group XV, #61c - White Substance on Mary Marshall's Eyes, Second Exposure; A 2" slide of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a white, teleplasmic substance attached to her eyes during the second exposure of a seance held by Dr. Bruce Chown at the home of Lillian Hamilton on December 11, 1935., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84967, Luna Image ID - 118834

: Group XVI, #62 - Chown in Charge, First Exposure (Wide Angle); A 5" x 7" glass negative of a wide-angle view of the first exposure of a seance conducted by Bruce Chown at the home of Lillian Hamilton on June 8, 1936, in which a teleplasmic mass appeared on the cabinet above the medium, Mary Marshall. Ewan can be seen in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84830, Luna Image ID - 119514

: Group XVI, #62a - Chown in Charge, First Exposure (Stereo View); A 2" slide of a stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass above her head during the first exposure of a seance orchestrated by Dr. Bruce Chown at the home of Lillian Hamilton on June 8, 1936., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84971, Luna Image ID - 118835

: Group XVI, #62b - Chown in Charge, Second Exposure (Wide Angle, Stereo); A 2" slide of wide-angle, stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, during the second exposure of a seance orchestrated by Dr. Bruce Chown at the home of Lillian Hamilton on June 8, 1936., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84975, Luna Image ID - 118836

: Group XVII, #63 - Teleplasmic Cord on Left Ear; A photograph of the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on March 30, 1939, in which a teleplasmic cord was attached to the left ear of the medium, Mary Marshall. This was the first teleplasmic materialization to appear in four years for this circle. H.A. Reed assumed responsibility for the photography following the death of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Wither were also present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84410, Luna Image ID - 119413

: Group XVII, #64 - Teleplasmic Voice Box on Medium's Head; A photograph of a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on April 6, 1939, in which a teleplasmic voice box appeared on top of the head of the medium, Mary Marshall. Ms. Marshall was said to be able to communicate with the spirit, Walter, through this voice box., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84414, Luna Image ID - 119414

: Group XVII, #64a - Teleplasmic Voice Box on Medium's Head (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the teleplasmic voice box that appeared on top of the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on April 6, 1939. Ms. Marshall was said to be able to communicate with the spirit, Walter, through this voice box., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84418, Luna Image ID - 119415

: Group XVII, #64b - Teleplasmic Voice Box on Medium's Head (Further Enlargement); A photograph of a further enlargement of the teleplasmic voice box that appeared on top of the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on April 6, 1939. Ms. Marshall was said to be able to communicate with the spirit, Walter, through this voice box., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84422, Luna Image ID - 119416

: Group XVII, #64c - Teleplasmic Voice Box on Medium's Head (Stereo View of Seance); A 5" x 7" glass negative of a stereo view of the seance conducted by H.A. Reed at the home of Lillian Hamilton on April 6, 1939 when a teleplasmic mass, referred to as the second "talking machine" of the spirit, Walter, appeared on top of the head of the medium, Mary Marshall., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84834, Luna Image ID - 119515, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XVII, #66 - Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Teleplasm (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 22, 1939, in which a teleplasmic mass appeared above the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained the likeness of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84426, Luna Image ID - 119417

: Group XVII, #66A - Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Teleplasm (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the teleplasmic mass that appeared above the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained the likenesses of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton and his former love, Lucy Clelland, during the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 22, 1939., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84434, Luna Image ID - 119419

: Group XVII, #66a - Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Teleplasm (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 22, 1939, in which a teleplasmic mass appeared above the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained the likeness of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84430, Luna Image ID - 119418

: Group XVII, #67 - Residue of "Screen"; A 5" x 7" nitrate negative of the teleplasmic residue from a screen-like mass that appeared in an earlier seance above the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance conducted by H.A. Reed at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 28, 1939., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84838, Luna Image ID - 119516

: Group XVII, #67A - Residue of "Screen" (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of teleplasmic residue resembling a screen that appeared during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 28, 1939., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84442, Luna Image ID - 119421

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