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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 VIII, #31b - Second "Ship" (Enlargement from Stereo View); A photograph featuring an enlarged view from a stereo photograph of the second teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 3, 1930. Faces of several individuals, including Sir William Crooks, can be seen within the mass., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83985, Luna Image ID - 119306

: Group X - Photographs, Flat hand on Dawn's shoulder; Three photographs of the materialization of a flat hand on the shoulder of the medium Mary Marshall (also known as Dawn) during a seance at the home of Dr. T.G. Hamilton on May 24, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 308132, Luna Image ID - 148769

: Group X, #35 - Flat Hand (Front View); A photograph of a frontal view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative teleplasmic mass resembling a flat hand attached to her left shoulder during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 24, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84093, Luna Image ID - 119333

: Group X, #35a- Flat Hand (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative teleplasmic mass resembling a flat hand attached to her left shoulder during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 24, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84097, Luna Image ID - 119334

: Group X, #36 - Printed Teleplasmic Letters, FLAMMARION; A photograph of the teleplasmic materialization above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, of printed letters spelling out the name "FLAMMARION" during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 10, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84101, Luna Image ID - 119335

: Group X, #37 - Teleplasmic Spots; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic spots attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 12, 1931. Mrs. Marshall is seated next to another medium, Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84105, Luna Image ID - 119336

: Group X, #37a - Teleplasmic Spots (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic spots attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 12, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84109, Luna Image ID - 119337

: Group X, #37b - Teleplasmic Spots (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic spots attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 12, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84113, Luna Image ID - 119338

: 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, #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 - 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, #40 - "Dog Face Teleplasm" (The Hound of the Baskervilles); An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the face of a dog, seated next to the medium, Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 3, 1932. This teleplasmic mass was referred to as "The Hound of the Baskervilles" as the spirit of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was said to be present., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84854, Luna Image ID - 119520, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XII, #40 - "Dog Face Teleplasm" (The Hound of the Baskervilles) (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that featured the face of a dog during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 3, 1932. This mass is referred to as The Hound of the Baskervilles because it was said that the spirit of the book's author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was present., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84150, Luna Image ID - 119348

: Group XII, #40a - "Dog Face Teleplasm" (The Hound of the Baskervilles), First Exposure (Wide Angle Lens); A photograph, utilizing a wide-angle lens, of the first exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that featured the face of a dog during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 3, 1932. This mass is referred to as The Hound of the Baskervilles because it was said that the spirit of the book's author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was present., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84154, Luna Image ID - 119349

: Group XII, #40b - "Dog Face Teleplasm" (The Hound of the Baskervilles) (Enlargement, Wide Angle Lens); An enlargement of a wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that featured the face of a dog during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 3, 1932. This mass is referred to as The Hound of the Baskervilles because it was said that the spirit of the book's author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was present. The medium, Mercedes, and observers, Dr. J.A. Hamilton and Dr. Bruce Chown, were also in attendance at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84158, Luna Image ID - 119350

: Group XII, #41 - "Dog Face Teleplasm" Residue (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of teleplasmic residue retreating into the mouth of the medium, Mary Marshall, following the materialization of a teleplasmic mass that was attached to her face and featured the face of a dog during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 3, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84162, Luna Image ID - 119351

: Group XII, #41a - "Dog Face Teleplasm" Residue (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of teleplasmic residue retreating into the mouth of the medium, Mary Marshall, following the materialization of a teleplasmic mass that was attached to her face and featured the face of a dog during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 3, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84166, Luna Image ID - 119352

: Group XII, #42 - Emerging Teleplasm, First Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84170, Luna Image ID - 119353

: Group XII, #42a - Emerging Teleplasm, First Exposure (Stereo); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84174, Luna Image ID - 119354

: Group XII, #42b - Emerging Teleplasm, First Exposure (Enlargement, Wide Angle); An enlargement of a wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84178, Luna Image ID - 119355

: Group XII, #43 - Hand Simulacrum, Second Exposure; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass extending from her mouth that resembles a hand, seated next to the medium, Mercedes, during the second exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84862, Luna Image ID - 119522

: Group XII, #43 - Hand Simulacrum, Second Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth that resembles a hand during the second exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84182, Luna Image ID - 119356

: Group XII, #43a - Hand Simulacrum, Second Exposure (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth that resembles a hand during the second exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84186, Luna Image ID - 119357

: Group XII, #43b - Hand Simulacrum, Second Exposure (Wide Angle, Front View); A wide-angle photograph of a frontal view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth that resembles a hand during the second exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84190, Luna Image ID - 119358

: Group XII, #44 - First Doyle, First Exposure; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the first materialization of the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, seated next to the medium, Mercedes, during the first exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84866, Luna Image ID - 119523, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XII, #44 - First Doyle, First Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the first materialization of the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84194, Luna Image ID - 119359

: Group XII, #44a - First Doyle, First Exposure (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the first materialization of the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1932. Annotations state that this event was recorded by ten cameras, that Mrs. Marshall underwent rigorous preparation and control, and that four mediums were in a deep trance state simultaneously., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84198, Luna Image ID - 119360

: Group XII, #44b - First Doyle, First Exposure (Further Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic mass that was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, which contained the first materialization of the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the first exposure of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84202, Luna Image ID - 119361

: Group XII, #45 - First Doyle Residue, Second Exposure; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic residue attached to her mouth following the first materialization of the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a teleplasmic mass during the second exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1932. The second exposure occurred five minutes following the first exposure., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84206, Luna Image ID - 119362

: Group XIII - Photograph: Face, Mask and Spinning Hand Phenomena; Photographs from the seance of May 22, 1932: an ectoplasmic apparition with a supernormal hand, face and mask., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302223, Luna Image ID - 148906

: Group XIII, #46 - First "Cone" (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the first teleplasmic materialization of a cone-shaped mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 18, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84210, Luna Image ID - 119363

: Group XIII, #46a - First "Cone" (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the first teleplasmic mass that resembled a cone in shape and was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 18, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84214, Luna Image ID - 119364

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