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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 VII - "Attendance Records of Seances"; Attendance records for the seances held by T. G. Hamilton from January 5, 1930, to April 24, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293201, Luna Image ID - 148440

: 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 - "Miss Turner's Report on the 'Whistle' Phenomenon"; A report, written by Ada Turner, concerning the whistle phenomena which occured at the seance of January 19, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293408, Luna Image ID - 148448

: Group VII - "Records VII - Experiments Leading to the Appearance of the LUCY Mass of March 10, 1930"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions of the seances collectively known as Group VII. The coverage is from November 3, 1929 to March 10, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 292695, Luna Image ID - 148411

: Group VII - "Report by Dr. Wm. Creighton"; A typed report of Dr. Creighton's activities before and after to the seance of March 10, 1930, signed by Dr. Creighton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294490, Luna Image ID - 148485

: Group VII - "Report by Mrs. Creighton"; A written report of the activities prior to the seance of March 10, 1930, prepared and signed by Mrs. Creighton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294470, Luna Image ID - 148484

: Group VII - "Report of Activities Preliminary to Sitting"; A written report of the activities prior to the seance of March 10, 1930, prepared and signed by Dr. Creighton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294397, Luna Image ID - 148481

: Group VII - "Seance at Dr. T. Glen Hamilton's Residence on March 10, 1930"; A hand written report describing the activities of the seance of March 10, 1930 witnessed by Mr. Pitblado., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294521, Luna Image ID - 148487

: 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 - Letter from Pitblado; A letter addressed to Dr. Hamilton explaining that Pitblado has not had time to revise the memorandum he prepared for the seance of March 10, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294500, Luna Image ID - 148486

: Group VII - Letter to L. R. G. Crandon about March 10, 1930; A report of the seance of March 10, 1930, written as a letter to Dr. Crandon. Hamilton goes into great detail concerning the process undertaken for this seance and the production of the photograph exposures., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294801, Luna Image ID - 148544

: Group VII - Miss Turner's Report on the 'Whistle' Phenomenon; A typed transcription of the report, written by Ada Turner, concerning the whistle phenomena which occured at the seance of January 19, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293412, Luna Image ID - 148449

: Group VII - Photograph - "The Lucy Face of March 10, 1930"; Annotated photograph from the seance of March 10, 1930. Dawn is in a deep trance with the materialization of the spirit, Lucy, in a chair beside her., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294149, Luna Image ID - 148471

: Group VII - Photograph - The Lucy Materialization; Photograph from the seance of March 10, 1930, an enlargement of the LUCY face., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294330, Luna Image ID - 148477

: Group VII - Quote from Mr. Stanley deBrath; A quote from an issue of the British Psychic Science Quarterly by editor, Mr. Stanley deBrath, concerning the upcoming annual meeting of the British Medical Association being held in Winnipeg where Dr. Hamilton will be giving an illustrated address., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 294845, Luna Image ID - 148547

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "A Pirate Appears"; Typed notes from the seance of February 19, 1930. Lucy describes the appearence of a spirit who dresses in pirate clothes. There is more preparation for Lucy's materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293781, Luna Image ID - 148509

: 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 - "The Pirate Speaks Through Ewan"; Typed notes from the seance of February 21, 1930. A pirate spirit speaks through the medium, Ewan. There is further preparation for Lucy's materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293815, Luna Image ID - 148512

: Group VII - Seance Notes - "Walter the Auctioneer"; Typed notes from the seance of February 12, 1930. Walter, in jest, auctions off a suit of T. G. Hamilton's hanging at the back of the room to those present at the sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293680, Luna Image ID - 148504

: 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 for November 24, 1929; Typed notes from the seance of November 24, 1929. Mercedes is levitated. The spirits explain that levitation enables them to estimate the amount of energy available for the work in hand., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 292980, Luna Image ID - 148425

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

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "Black Hawk Makes Known Identity of Upper Face Teleplasm of Oct. 27, 1929"; Typed notes from the seance of November 3, 1929. Black Hawk identifies the upper face in the October 27, 1929, teleplasm as Raymond Lodge. Walter gives instructions in preparation for the Lucy materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 292907, Luna Image ID - 148420

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "Instructions and Work for 'Materialization'"; Typed notes from the seance of November 3, 1929. Walter gives instructions in preparation for the Lucy materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 292821, Luna Image ID - 148414

: Group VII - Seance Notes: "More Instructions from Walter"; Typed notes from the seance of January 8, 1930. The spirit, Walter, gives specific instructions for Mary Marshall (Dawn) to follow in preparation of the Lucy materialization as well as a specific description of where the apparition will appear., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293268, Luna Image ID - 148442

: 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 - T. G. Hamilton's Cameras; A textual document and photograph describing the set up and types of cameras used by T. G. Hamilton during the seances he conducted at his home on Kelvin Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 293253, Luna Image ID - 148441

: Group VII, #27 - Hand Mass (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplamic mass in the shape of a hand attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83920, Luna Image ID - 119290

: 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

: Group VII, #27b - Hand Mass (Wide Angle, Front View); A wide-angle photograph of a frontal view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplamic mass in the shape of a hand attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83924, Luna Image ID - 119291

: Group VII, #28 - Poole and Marshall Deeply Entranced, First Exposure; A photograph of the mediums, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole) and Mary Marshall, in a deep trance state prior to the materialization of the spirit Lucy during the first exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930. Dr. Hamilton is picture holding the arm of Mrs. Poole., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83928, Luna Image ID - 119292

: Group VII, #28a - "Lucy" Face and Torso, Second Exposure (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83932, Luna Image ID - 119293

: Group VII, #28b - Mary Marshall and "Lucy", Second Exposure (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, in a deep trance and seated next to the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930. Isaac Pitblado was in charge of this experiment., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83936, Luna Image ID - 119294

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