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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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: Psychic Phenomena V, #3 - Telekinesis & Teleplasm; A glass lantern slide of teleplasm forming at the feet of the medium, K. Goligher, during a seance at the home of the Crawfords., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82172, Luna Image ID - 118903

: Psychic Phenomena VI, #5 - Paraffin Glove; A glass lantern slide of a paraffin glove formed by materialized hands during a seance conducted by Dr. Eugene Osty under the mediumship of Franek Kluski., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82177, Luna Image ID - 118904

: Psychic Phenomena VII, #1 - Plaster Cast of Hands; A glass lantern slide of the plaster cast of possibly teleplasmic hands clasped together during a seance held under the mediumship of Franek Kluski., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82181, Luna Image ID - 118905

: Psychic Phenomena VII, #2 - Plaster Cast of Hands; A glass lantern slide of a plaster cast of a possibly teleplasmic hand formed during a seance under the mediumship of Franek Kluski., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82185, Luna Image ID - 118906

: Psychic Phenomena VIII, #1 - Amorphous Masses; A glass lantern slide of an amorphous mass of teleplasm forming between the fingers of the medium, Eva C., during a seance held by Mme. Bisson., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82189, Luna Image ID - 118907

: Psychic Phenomena VIII, #2 - Amorphous Masses; A glass lantern slide of an amorphous mass of teleplasm forming from the mouth of the medium during a seance held by Dr. Schrenck-Notzing., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82193, Luna Image ID - 118908

: Psychic Phenomena XI, #1 - Boy Preacher and Spurgeon Teleplasm; A glass lantern slide of a young male preacher alongside a mass of teleplasm featuring the face of C.H. Spurgeon, dated June 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82213, Luna Image ID - 118913

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #10 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, seated with amorphous teleplasm attached to her head during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82246, Luna Image ID - 118921

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #11 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, seated with a white, amorphous, teleplasmic mass extending from her right ear to cover her face during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82250, Luna Image ID - 118922

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #12 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, collapsed on a table with a white, amorphous, teleplasmic mass attached to her head during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82254, Luna Image ID - 118923

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #13 - Margery and the Voice Box, Boston Experiments; A photograph of the medium, Margery, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head and neck during a seance with Dr. Crandon. The teleplasmic mass was said to be a voice box, which allowed Margery to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84532, Luna Image ID - 119443

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #14 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with amorphous teleplasm extending from her head to the table in front of her during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82258, Luna Image ID - 118924

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #15 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, collapsed on a table with amorphous teleplasm forming around her mouth and ear during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82262, Luna Image ID - 118925

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #16 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, collapsed on a table with amourphous teleplasm extending from her face during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82266, Luna Image ID - 118926

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #17 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, hunched over in her chair while amorphous teleplasm extends from her ear to her belly during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82270, Luna Image ID - 118927

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #18 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of a cloud of amorphous teleplasm created by the medium, Margery, during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82274, Luna Image ID - 118928

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #19 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of a letter written in Chinese script by the medium, Margery, while in a trance during a seance with Dr. Crandon on March 17, 1927., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82279, Luna Image ID - 118929

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #20 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with a piece of psychic equipment called a balancing scale, during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82283, Luna Image ID - 118930

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #21 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with a piece of psychic equipment called a balancing scale, which featured a teleplasm rod on the left pan, during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82287, Luna Image ID - 118931

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #22 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with a piece of psychic equipment called a balancing scale, during a seance with Dr. Crandon. The pans of the scale appear to be aligned by supernormal means., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82291, Luna Image ID - 118932

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #23 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with a piece of psychic equipment called a balancing scale, during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82295, Luna Image ID - 118933

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #24 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with a piece of psychic equipment called a balancing scale, which featured a small teleplasm rod on the left pan during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82299, Luna Image ID - 118934

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #25 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, with a piece of psychic equipment called the baryta-water apparatus, which was used for direct voice experimentation during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82303, Luna Image ID - 118935

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #26 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass plate negative of a diagram of Dr. Richardson's voice-control appartus, which was a piece of psychic equipment used with the medium, Margery, during seances with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82307, Luna Image ID - 118936

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #27 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass plate negative of a diagram of the detailed view of a piece of psychic equipment called the glass mouth-piece, which was used in seances with Dr. Crandon and the medium, Margery., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82311, Luna Image ID - 118937

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #28 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the head, hand, and foot controls used to control the mediumship of Margery during seances with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82315, Luna Image ID - 118938

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #29 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of a box presumably at the feet of the medium, Margery, during a seance with Dr. Crandon. An annotation on the slide reads " 25 S.A. Bell box. Houdini. N.B.", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82319, Luna Image ID - 118939

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #3 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of teleplasm leading from the nose to the shoulder of the medium, Margery, during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82218, Luna Image ID - 118914

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #30 - Margery, Boston Experiments, Voice Cut-Out Machine; A photograph of the medium, Margery, hooked up to a voice cut-out machine with another unidentified individual ca. 1924. The machine was designed by Dr. Mark Richardson to test direct and teleplasmic voices., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84536, Luna Image ID - 119444

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #31 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A photograph of the medium, Margery, seated within an enclosed space and in a trance state during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84540, Luna Image ID - 119445

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #4 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of teleplasm forming on the face and neck of the medium, Margery, during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82222, Luna Image ID - 118915

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #5 - Margery, Boston Experiments

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #5a - Margery, Boston Experiments

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #6 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, seated with amorphous teleplasm on her face during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82230, Luna Image ID - 118917

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #7 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, seated with amorphous teleplasm attached to her face and shoulder during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82234, Luna Image ID - 118918

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #8 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, seated with amorphous teleplasm on her face during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82238, Luna Image ID - 118919

: Psychic Phenomena XII, #9 - Margery, Boston Experiments; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Margery, seated and facing upwards with amorphous teleplasm attached to her face during a seance with Dr. Crandon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82242, Luna Image ID - 118920

: Telekinesis #1 - First Experiment; A photograph of the first experiment at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton, dated March 26, 1923, to estimate the possible telekinetic force of the medium, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole). The force pushed the medium, the participants, and the table around the floor. Pictured at the table are Dr. Hamilton, Mrs. Poole, and D.B. MacDonald., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83338, Luna Image ID - 119184

: Telekinesis #10 - Preparations for Non-Contact Table Movement; A posed photograph of the medium, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole), touching the cabinet, presumably to charge it with telekinetic energy, where the table behind the screen was to move violently without any contact from the medium during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in March 1926., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83370, Luna Image ID - 119192

: Telekinesis #11 - Table Movement Behind Screen; A photograph of a table in a cabinet moving behind the cabinet's screen through the medium's, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole), telekinetic energy during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in March 1926. The table moved when Mrs. Poole removed her hand from the cabinet., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83374, Luna Image ID - 119193

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