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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, #50a - "Feather Teleplasm" (Different Wide Angle); A different wide-angle photograph of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 22, 1933, when a feather-like teleplasmic mass appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84298, Luna Image ID - 119385

: Group XIV, #50b - "Feather Teleplasm" (Stereo View from Left); A stereo photograph of a view from the left of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 22, 1933, when a feather-like teleplasmic mass appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84302, Luna Image ID - 119386

: Group XIV, #50c - "Feather Teleplasm" (Stereo View from Right); A stereo photograph of a view from the right of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 22, 1933, when a feather-like teleplasmic mass appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84306, Luna Image ID - 119387

: Group XIV, #51 - Supernormal Drawing of Christ; A photograph of a drawing of Jesus Christ that was drawn in complete darkness by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a trance state during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84310, Luna Image ID - 119388

: Group XIV, #52 - Katie "Shell"; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933, when the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, Katie King, in a shell-like encasement hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84878, Luna Image ID - 119526, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XIV, #52 - Katie "Shell" (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933 when the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84314, Luna Image ID - 119389

: Group XIV, #52a - Katie "Shell" (Stereo - Left); A stereo photograph of a view from the left of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933 when the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84318, Luna Image ID - 119390

: Group XIV, #52b - Katie "Shell" (Stereo - Right); A stereo photograph of a view from the right of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933 when the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes. An annotation states that nothing like this event had ever been photographed before in the history of psychical research., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84322, Luna Image ID - 119391

: Group XIV, #52c - Katie "Shell" (Enlargement from Stereo); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, that appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84326, Luna Image ID - 119392

: 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 - "Attendance Records of Seances"; Attendance records for the seances held at the Hamilton residence from May 14, 1933, to December 13, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303902, Luna Image ID - 148984

: Group XV - "Minor Materializations Appear"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions covered in the collection of seances known as Group XV. The coverage is from May, 1933 to March, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303879, Luna Image ID - 148983

: Group XV - Seance Notes; Typed notes from the seance of May 7, 1933. Dawn has a vision of a marble city in trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303921, Luna Image ID - 148985

: 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 - "Attendance Records of Seances"; Attendance records for the seances held at the Hamilton residence from December 17, 1933, to December 23, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 304603, Luna Image ID - 148990

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