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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 XI - Seance Notes: "Important Forecasts. Re Coming Materialization"; Typed notes from the seance of October 18, 1931. Walter explains what the next materialization (the standing Lucy) will look like and where it will be., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300239, Luna Image ID - 148788

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "Lucy Predicts that she will Return - Tells of Earth Life"; Typed notes from the seance of November 2, 1931. Lucy tells of her earth life and tells Walter to save her materialization for the next sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300278, Luna Image ID - 148796

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "R. L. S. Wants his Work to Continue" and "Walter encourages the Sitters"; Typed notes from the seances of November 25 & 26, 1931. On the 25th, Lucy explains that children are her specialty in the spiritual realm. On the 26th, Walter stresses the importance of everyone washing their hands before entering the seance room., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300361, Luna Image ID - 148808

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "Sitting of Nov 29, 1931"; Dr. Chown's hand-written account of the seance of November 29, 1931. It details the events surrounding the "Standing Lucy" materialization., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300434, Luna Image ID - 148812

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "Victor's Report November 22, 1931"; A typed report of the medium, Victor's version of the seance of November 22, 1931, including a description of the visions he witnessed under trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300341, Luna Image ID - 148807

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "Walter Pleads for More Co-operation"; Typed notes from the seance of November 22, 1931. Walter mourns the absence of some members of the group. Mrs. Herling (Anna), under trance, reacts adversely., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300329, Luna Image ID - 148804

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "Walter Thinks 'Work' near Completion"; Typed notes from the seance of November 1, 1931. Walter hopes the next materialization will be ready for the next sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300263, Luna Image ID - 148794

: Group XI - Seance Notes: "Wednesday, September 9, 1931"; Typed notes from the seance of September 9, 1931. Walter says that he is creating something unique for T. G. Hamilton to photograph., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300223, Luna Image ID - 148786

: Group XI - Seance Summaries; Summaries for the seances of August 11, 18, & 24, 1931. Walter makes predictions., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300205, Luna Image ID - 148785

: Group XI, #38 - "Standing Lucy" (Enlargement, Wide Angle View); An enlargement of a wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, "Lucy", who is "standing" behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84591, Luna Image ID - 119340

: Group XI, #38 - "Standing Lucy" (Wide Angle View); A wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, "Lucy", who is "standing" behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84117, Luna Image ID - 119339

: Group XI, #38a - "Standing Lucy" (Wide Angle View from Upper Right); A wide-angle photograph, taken from the upper right of the seance room, of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, "Lucy", who is "standing" behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84121, Luna Image ID - 119341

: Group XI, #38b - "Standing Lucy" (Wide Angle View, Enlargement); A wide-angle photograph of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, "Lucy", who is "standing" behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84125, Luna Image ID - 119342

: Group XI, #38c - "Standing Lucy" (Wide Angle View, Enlargement); A wide-angle photograph of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, "Lucy", who is "standing" behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84129, Luna Image ID - 119343

: Group XI, #38c - "Standing Lucy", Annotation (Wide Angle View, Enlargement); An annotation detailing the wide-angle photograph of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, "Lucy", who is "standing" behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84133, Luna Image ID - 119344

: Group XI, #38d - "Standing Lucy" (Wide Angle View, Enlargement); A 2" slide of an enlargement of a wide-angle view of the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, Lucy, that appears to be "standing" behind the medium, Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 29, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84951, Luna Image ID - 118830

: Group XI, #39 - Walter's Eyes (Wide Angle); A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the eyes of the spirit, Walter Stinson, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 6, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84137, Luna Image ID - 119345

: Group XI, #39a - Walter's Eyes (Enlargement of Mass); A photograph of an enlargement of the teleplasmic mass attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained the eyes of the spirit, Walter Stinson, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 6, 1932. Dr. Bruce Chown was in charge of the experiment as Dr. Hamilton was out of town. Walter Stinson was killed in a train accident in 1911 and was Mrs. Marshall's main control., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84142, Luna Image ID - 119346

: Group XI, #39b - Portrait of Walter Stinson; A photograph of a portrait of Walter Stinson, who died in a train accident in 1911 and served as the main control for the medium, Mary Marshall, during seances at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84146, Luna Image ID - 119347

: Group XI, #39c - Walter's Eyes (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 6, 1932. The mass of teleplasm featured the eyes the spirit, Walter Stinson., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82366, Luna Image ID - 118950

: Group XII - "Adendum of Sitting of Feb. 28/32, Dictated Feb. 29/32"; A description of events which occurred after the seance of February 28, 1932, while the mediums were still under trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301220, Luna Image ID - 148845

: Group XII - "Memory of Trance Vision Jan. 20, 1932"; A typed report of a vision experienced by the medium, Victor, on January 20, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301019, Luna Image ID - 148832

: Group XII - "More Supernormally Manipulated Masses Appear"; Title page for the seances of April 3 & 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301554, Luna Image ID - 148860

: Group XII - "Report of Victor's Vision January 17, 1932"; A typed report of a disturbing vision experienced by the medium, Victor, on the morning of January 17, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301003, Luna Image ID - 148830

: Group XII - "The First Doyle Face"; Title page for the seance of May 1, 1932: "The First Doyle Face.", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301863, Luna Image ID - 148886

: Group XII - "XII - Diversified Phenomena"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions covered in the collection of seances known as Group XII. The coverage is from January 3, 1932, to March 6, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300956, Luna Image ID - 148825

: Group XII - Attendance Redords of Seances; Attendance records for the seances held by T. G. Hamilton from January 3, 1932, to December 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 300967, Luna Image ID - 148826

: Group XII - Photograph: "Dog Face Teleplasm"; Photograph taken at the seance of April 3, 1932: The "dog face" ectoplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301685, Luna Image ID - 148869

: Group XII - Photograph: "Emerging Teleplasm"; Annotated photograph from the seance of April 27, 1932: an emerging teleplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301847, Luna Image ID - 148882

: Group XII - Photographs: "Dog Face Teleplasm"

: Group XII - Seance Excerpt; Excerpt from the seance of April 6, 1932. Walter goes to see and sketch a famous man, but could not find him., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301768, Luna Image ID - 148774

: Group XII - Seance Excerpts; Excerpts from the seances of May 4 & 5, 1932. The excerpts focus on the Doyle ectoplasm and communications with Doyle during the seances., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301929, Luna Image ID - 148892

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Dog Face Teleplasm"; Typed notes from the seance of April 3, 1932. The "dog face" ectoplasm is photographed during this sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301575, Luna Image ID - 148861

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Doyle Face in Teleplasm"; Typed notes from the seance of May 1, 1932. An ectoplasmic apparition containing the likeness of Arthur Conan Doyle is photographed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301878, Luna Image ID - 148887

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Furth Report on Sitting of April 27, 1932"

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Hand Simulacrum. Telekinetic Bell-Ringing"; Typed notes from the seance of April 27, 1932. Two photographs are taken during the sitting, an emerging teleplasm and the simulacrum of a hand., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301804, Luna Image ID - 148876

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Message from Doyle"

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Report of Sitting of February 10, 1932"; Typed notes from the seance of February 10, 1932. T. G. Hamilton and the spirit of Dr. Hyslop have an in depth conversation about the nature of ectoplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301129, Luna Image ID - 148837

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "The Walter Eyes in Teleplasm. TGH in Eastern States."; Typed notes from the seance of March 6, 1932. An ectoplasmic apparition containing Walter's eyes is captured in a photograph., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301271, Luna Image ID - 148848

: Group XII - Seance Notes: "Walter Fails - More Instructions"; Typed notes from the seance of March 30, 1932. Walter is unable to produce an ectoplasm and gives new instructions to the seance group., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301549, Luna Image ID - 148859

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