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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 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, #66c - Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Teleplasm (Enlargement); A photograph of a portrait of Lucille Clelland, a former love of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton, who appeared with Dr. Hamilton in a materialization of a teleplasmic mass during a seance at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 22, 1939., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84438, Luna Image ID - 119420

: 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

: Group XVII, #67b - Residue of "Screen"; A photograph of the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 28, 1939, in which teleplasmic residue resembling a screen appeared above the head of the medium, Mary Marshall., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84446, Luna Image ID - 119422

: Group XVII, #67b - Residue of "Screen", Double Exposure; A double exposed photograph of the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on May 28, 1939, in which teleplasmic residue resembling a screen appeared above the head of the medium, Mary Marshall. The photograph of the seance held on April 20, 1939 is overexposed with this photograph., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84450, Luna Image ID - 119423

: Group XVIII, #68 - Supernormal Handkerchief (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a handkerchief that was formed "supernormally" enveloping her head during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 23, 1940. The pattern of the handkerchief was said to be designed by someone in the spirit world and was intended to match the pansies in Ms. Marshall's dress. W.A. Wither was also present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84458, Luna Image ID - 119425

: Group XVIII, #68 - Supernormal Handkerchief (Wide Angle); A photograph of the seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 23, 1940, in which a handkerchief was formed "supernormally" and enveloped the head of the medium, Mary Marshall. The pattern of the handkerchief was said to be designed by someone in the spirit world and was intended to match the pansies in Ms. Marshall's dress. W.A. Wither was also present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84454, Luna Image ID - 119424

: Group XVIII, #68 - Supernormal Handkerchief, Annotation (Enlargement); A photocopied annotation detailing a photograph of an enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a handkerchief that was formed "supernormally" enveloping her head during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 23, 1940. The pattern of the handkerchief was said to be designed by someone in the spirit world and was intended to match the pansies in Ms. Marshall's dress. W.A. Wither was also present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84462, Luna Image ID - 119426

: Group XVIII, #68a - Supernormal Handkerchief (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a handkerchief that was formed "supernormally" enveloping her head during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 23, 1940. The pattern of the handkerchief was said to be designed by someone in the spirit world and was intended to match the pansies in Ms. Marshall's dress. W.A. Wither was also present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84466, Luna Image ID - 119427

: Group XVIII, #68b - Supernormal Handkerchief (Further Enlargement); A photograph of a further enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a handkerchief that was formed "supernormally" enveloping her head during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 23, 1940. The pattern of the handkerchief was said to be designed by someone in the spirit world and was intended to match the pansies in Ms. Marshall's dress. W.A. Wither was also present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84470, Luna Image ID - 119428

: Group XVIII, #68b - Supernormal Handkerchief, Annotation (Further Enlargement); A photocopied annotation detailing a photograph of a further enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a handkerchief that was formed "supernormally" enveloping her head during a seance held at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 23, 1940. The pattern of the handkerchief was said to be designed by someone in the spirit world and was intended to match the pansies in Ms. Marshall's dress. W.A. Wither was also present at this seance. This event is said to be truly unique in the history of psychical research., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84474, Luna Image ID - 119429

: Group XVIII, #69 - Final Teleplasm, Four Faces and a Cartoon; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the final teleplasmic mass hovering to her left, which contained the faces of four individuals and a cartoon face during a seance at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 28, 1940., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84478, Luna Image ID - 119430

: Group XVIII, #69a - Final Teleplasm, Four Faces and a Cartoon (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the final teleplasmic mass hovering to the left of the medium, Mary Marshall, which contained the faces of four individuals and a cartoon face during a seance at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 28, 1940. The faces were identified as those of H.A. Reed's brother, Sir Edward Reed (his uncle), Elizabeth Poole, Dr. J.A. Hamilton, and the cartoon named Mortimer Snerd, who was created by the spirit, Walter, as a gift to Mr. Reed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84482, Luna Image ID - 119431

: Group XVIII, #69b - Portrait of Elizabeth Poole; A photograph of a portrait of the medium, Elizabeth Poole, who, following her death, appeared in the final teleplasmic mass, which contained the faces of four individuals and a cartoon face during a seance at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 28, 1940., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84486, Luna Image ID - 119432

: Group XVIII, #69c - Portrait of Sir Edward Reed; A photograph of a portrait of Sir Edward Reed, who, following his death, appeared in the final teleplasmic mass, which contained the faces of four individuals and a cartoon face during a seance at the home of Lillian Hamilton on February 28, 1940., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84490, Luna Image ID - 119433

: Group XVIII, #70 - Gaelic Script, Trance Writing by Mrs. Marshall; A photograph of a Gaelic script, written by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a trance state during a seance held on October 22, 1942. The script is a poem written by Peter Campbell., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84494, Luna Image ID - 119434

: Group XVIII, #70 - Gaelic Script, Trance Writing by Mrs. Marshall, Annotation; An annotation detailing a Gaelic script, written by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a trance state during a seance held on October 22, 1942. The script is a poem written by Peter Campbell., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84498, Luna Image ID - 119435

: Group XVIa - Seance Excerpts: October 1934 - February 1935; Typed excerpts from the seances of October 17 & November 6, 1934: "Thanks for the Work Accomplished" and "Death and the Awakening", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306987, Luna Image ID - 149254

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: April 15, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of April 15, 1934. The circle has too many people in it for anything to be accomplished., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306681, Luna Image ID - 149201

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: April 29, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of April 29, 1934. Ewan and Mercedes are taken through and beyond time., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306697, Luna Image ID - 149205

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 12, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 12, 1934. A spirit, through Ewan, takes Mercedes on a metaphysical journey to the spiritual realm, Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306825, Luna Image ID - 149225

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 12, 1934; Typed note from the seance of May 12, 1934, presumably comments by Mercedes given after the seance describing what she saw in her journey with Ewan., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306837, Luna Image ID - 149229

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 16, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 16, 1934. Ewan and Mercedes share a vision that is an allegory for the works of humanity., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306849, Luna Image ID - 149230

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 2, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 2, 1934. The mediums go on a metaphysical journey., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306737, Luna Image ID - 149210

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 20, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 20, 1934. The mediums experience a vision of a sea vessel landing on a beach. A photo attempt is botched by interfering controls., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306873, Luna Image ID - 149234

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 23, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 23, 1934. Lucy tells T. G. H. to take better care of himself. A Dawn control complains about conditions not being right for a picture to be taken., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306919, Luna Image ID - 149241

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 27, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 27, 1934. Conditions are not right. A photograph of Raymond is promised., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306947, Luna Image ID - 149248

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 6, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 6, 1934. R. L. Stevenson speaks through Mercedes. Lucy speaks about what it is like to lose one's material body., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306749, Luna Image ID - 149215

: Group XVIa - Seance Notes: May 9, 1934; Typed notes from the seance of May 9, 1934. Ewan leads Norman on a metaphysical journey through the universe., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306777, Luna Image ID - 149222

: Group XVIa - Title Page: "The T. Glen Hamilton Experiments Draw to a Close"; Title page for the seances held by T. G. Hamilton October to December, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 306983, Luna Image ID - 149253

: Letter to Margaret Hamilton Bach from Lillian Hamilton; A typed letter sent to Margaret Hamilton Bach from her mother detailing the manifestations of Christ through the medium, Elizabeth Poole, in 1925, and Isabel from 1936 to 1939. The letter includes excerpts from seances and is dated September 25, 1939., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 307897, Luna Image ID - 149361

: Lillian Hamilton Portraits; A photograph of a portrait of Lillian Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84737, Luna Image ID - 119491

: Lillian Hamilton Portraits; A photograph of a portrait of Lillian Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84741, Luna Image ID - 119492

: Lillian Hamilton Portraits - One Year Old; A photograph of Lillian Hamilton at the age of one year, dated 1881., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84733, Luna Image ID - 119490

: Lucy Clelland and Family; A photograph of Lucy Clelland (middle) whom Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton was engaged to for several years prior to marrying his wife. The face of Ms. Clelland appeared with the face of Dr. Hamilton in a teleplasmic materialization during one particular seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84745, Luna Image ID - 119493

: Lucy Clelland and Family, Annotation; An annotation detailing a photograph of Lucy Clelland (middle) whom Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton was engaged to for several years prior to marrying his wife. The face of Ms. Clelland appeared with the face of Dr. Hamilton in a teleplasmic materialization during one particular seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84749, Luna Image ID - 119494

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