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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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: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #12, Third C.H. Spurgeon Face-Form; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #12 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a telesplasmic mass on her forehead that contained the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82709, Luna Image ID - 119034

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #13, Wool-Like Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #13 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a wool-like teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 3, 1929. The mass was apparently in this condition due to condensation., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82713, Luna Image ID - 119035

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #14, Disrupting Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #14 featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929. The mass was said to be in the process of producing a face-form., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82721, Luna Image ID - 119037

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #15, Amorphous Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #15 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large teleplasmic mass originating from her face and extending down her neck to her chest during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82725, Luna Image ID - 119038

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #16, Residue Photographed; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #16 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large teleplasmic mass on her face and neck as well as of the residue of this mass on her lip during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82729, Luna Image ID - 119039

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #17, Black and White Mass; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #17 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white coloured teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82733, Luna Image ID - 119040

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #3, Knotted Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #3 featuring two photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with knotted teleplasm attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 5, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82649, Luna Image ID - 119019

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #6, Stead Miniature; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #6 featuring photographs of W.T. Stead and the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm attached to her left eye contatining a miniature version of the face of W.T. Stead during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 7, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82677, Luna Image ID - 119026

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - #7, First C.H. Spurgeon Face, Miniature; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #7 featuring photographs of C.H. Spurgeon and of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her face in which the face of C.H. Spurgeon appeared for the first time during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 4, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82669, Luna Image ID - 119024

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups I-III - Bell Cords; A page from an annotated photo album featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasm attached to her left eye and bell cords ringing simultaneously during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82665, Luna Image ID - 119023

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #18, Fourth C.H. Spurgeon; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #18 and featuring photographs of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on the right side of her face that contains the fourth appearance of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82794, Luna Image ID - 119055

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #18, Fourth C.H. Spurgeon; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #18 and featuring photographs of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on the right side of her face that contains the fourth appearance of the face of C.H. Spurgeon, and of a closeup of the teleplasmic mass, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82798, Luna Image ID - 119056

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #19, Teleplasm and Strut; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #19 featuring photographs of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on her left eye that appears to be supported by a teleplasmic strut during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 12, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82810, Luna Image ID - 119059

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #20, Stereos of Talking Machine; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #20 featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of teleplasm attached to her ear and neck, which was said to be a talking machine that allowed the spirit Walter to speak to the medium, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82818, Luna Image ID - 119061

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #24, Two-Piece Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #24 featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a two-piece teleplasm attached to her face and chest during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 29, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82846, Luna Image ID - 119068

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #25, Teleplasmic Mass & Preparatory Extrusion; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #25 featuring stereo photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a preparatory teleplasmic mass and a full teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during seances at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 18, 1929 and October 27, 1929. One of the photographs has been over-exposed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82858, Luna Image ID - 119071

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #26, Raymond Lodge Likeness in Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #26 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and neck that contained the likeness of Raymond Lodge during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 27, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82862, Luna Image ID - 119072

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #27, Hand Imitation; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #27 featuring photographs of a teleplasmic mass imitating a hand that is attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82875, Luna Image ID - 119075

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #28, Lucy Materialization; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #28 featuring Isaac Pltblado controlling the hands of the medium, Mary Marshall, as well as the hands of J.A. Hamilton and W.B. Cooper, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930, in which the spirit Lucy materialized beside Mrs. Marshall., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82889, Luna Image ID - 119078

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #29, Teleplasmic "Sails"; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #29 featuring photographs of teleplasmic masses resembling "sails" floating through the air, while the medium, Mrs. Marshall, watches from outside the cabinet during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 28, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82925, Luna Image ID - 119087

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #30, The "Ship"; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #30 featuring photographs of a basket-like teleplasmic mass, referred to as the "ship", that floated through the air and attached itself to a cabinet at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82917, Luna Image ID - 119085

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #30, The "Ship"; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #30 featuring a stereo photograph of a basket-like teleplasmic mass, referred to as the "ship", that floated through the air at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82913, Luna Image ID - 119084

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IV-VIII - #31, The Second "Ship"; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #31 featuring photographs of the teleplasmic mass that floated above the heads of the participants of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 3, 1930. The mass, which contained the faces of unidentified individuals, was said to be deteriorating due to the heat in the room., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82897, Luna Image ID - 119080

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IX-XI - #33, Head Mass; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #33 featuring photographs of a teleplasmic mass that has enveloped the head of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 22, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82937, Luna Image ID - 119090

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups IX-XI - #34, The Shining Garment; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #34 featuring photographs of the materialization of a shiny garment and veil, via the spirit Katie King, on the medium, Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 25, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82941, Luna Image ID - 119091

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #48, Second Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Face

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #49, Third Katie Face and Veil; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #49 featuring photographs of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, and the third teleplasmic manifestation of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83050, Luna Image ID - 119118

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #50, "Feather" Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #50 featuring photographs of a telesplasmic mass resembling a feather floating behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 22, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83058, Luna Image ID - 119120

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #52, The Katie "Shell"; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #52 featuring stereo photographs of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, and the fourth materialization of the spirit, Katie King, who appeared in a teleplasmic "shell" during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933. A typed annotation describing this seance is also featured on this page., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83080, Luna Image ID - 119125

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #59-60, John King Face and Residue; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #59 and 60 featuring photographs of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, with a teleplasmic mass behind their heads that contained the face of John King and of the teleplasmic residue that remained following the materialization during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 11, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83088, Luna Image ID - 119127

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - #64, Talking Machine; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #64 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass on the top of her head, referred to as a talking machine, and of a sitter in a trance state during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 6, 1939., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83076, Luna Image ID - 119124

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XII-XIII - Second Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Face; A page from an annotated photo album featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her nose featuring the second materialization of the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83104, Luna Image ID - 119131

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XIV-XVIII - #53, The "Katie" Finger; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #53 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contains 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 - 83159, Luna Image ID - 119144

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XIV-XVIII - #58, Emerging Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #58 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass emerging from her mouth during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83171, Luna Image ID - 119147

: Annotated Photo Album, Groups XIV-XVIII - #69, Four-Faces Teleplasm; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #69 featuring photographs of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass floating above her head and to her left that contained the faces of four individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 28, 1940., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83220, Luna Image ID - 119159

: Annotated Photo Album, Telekinesis - Woollensak Stereo; A page from an annotated photo album entitled "July, 1923 - Woollensak Stereo, View of Table experiment" featuring a stereo photograph of D.B. MacDonald attempting to depress a table that the medium, Mrs. Poole, is tilting via telekinesis during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in July 1923., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82434, Luna Image ID - 118965

: Group I, #5 - Teleplasm on Left Eye of Medium; A stereo photograph of the formation of teleplasm on the left eye of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928. This photograph was on the reverse of a stereo photograph of Lake Louise, Alberta., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82348, Luna Image ID - 118946

: Group II, #12 - Third Spurgeon Face (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83618, Luna Image ID - 119573

: Group II, #7b - First Spurgeon Face (Stereo Enlarged); A stereo photograph featuring an enlarged view of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a formation of teleplasm on her face, which, for the first time, featured the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton's home on November 4, 1928. Three cameras were used during this event and a signal was given by Dawn as she counted "1, 2, 3, fired!", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82354, Luna Image ID - 118947

: Group II, #8c - Five Face Group (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928. Mrs. Marshall's face is blurry because her head was moving while she was in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83578, Luna Image ID - 119563

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