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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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: 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

: Miscellaneous #4 - Teleplasmic Veil; A glass lantern slide of a teleplasmic veil that appeared during a seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81907, Luna Image ID - 118851

: Miscellaneous #5 - Teleplasmic Veil; A glass lantern slide of a teleplasmic veil that appeared during a seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81911, Luna Image ID - 118852

: Miscellaneous #6 - Picture Including Katie King; A glass lantern slide of an unidentified gentleman standing near a painting featuring an apparition of Katie King., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81915, Luna Image ID - 118853

: Miscellaneous Prints #5 - "Jesus Christ"; A photograph of Frances Bach, seated for a portrait, and the apparent materialization of Jesus Christ to her right., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84563, Luna Image ID - 119450

: Miscellaneous Prints #5 - "Jesus Christ"; A photograph of the apparent materialization of Jesus Christ, standing in front of some vegetation., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84569, Luna Image ID - 119451, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Miscellaneous Prints #5 - Article, "How Come Hofmann's "The Boy Jesus"?; A clipping of an article written by Reverend D. McKean Reid entitled "How Come Hofmann's "The Boy Jesus"?", which detailed the apparent materializaion of Jesus Christ in photographs., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84579, Luna Image ID - 119453

: Miscellaneous Prints #5 - Article, "Whence This Picture (Presumably of Jesus)?"; A clipping of an article written by Reverend D. McKean Reid entitled "Whence This Picture (Presumably of Jesus)?", which detailed the apparent materializaion of Jesus Christ in photographs., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84575, Luna Image ID - 119452

: Notes: "Experiment I"; Notes for a psychic experiment conducted by L. Hamilton with the medium, Faith., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 307885, Luna Image ID - 149358

: Psychic Phenomena IX, #1 - Spirit Photography; A glass lantern slide of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton and his wife, Lillian, and the apparent apparition of his sister, Margaret, who died in 1886., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82197, Luna Image ID - 118909

: Psychic Phenomena IX, #2 - Spirit Photography; A glass lantern slide of the ghostly apparition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle above a portrait of his wife and son., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82201, Luna Image ID - 118910

: Psychic Phenomena IX, #3 - Spirit Photography; A glass lantern slide of the ghostly apparition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle above an unidentified gentleman., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82205, Luna Image ID - 118911

: Psychic Phenomena IX, #4 - Spirit Photography; A glass lantern slide of several images of a veiled female spirit., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82209, Luna Image ID - 118912

: 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

: Seance Notes: Isabella; Written seance notes regarding Isabella, also known as the medium, Faith., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 307597, Luna Image ID - 149300

: Summary of Experiments: 1928 - 1934; A summary of the psychic experiments conducted by T. G. Hamilton from 1928-1934., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 307150, Luna Image ID - 149261

: Transcription of a 1931 seance; A typed transcription of a 1931 seance dealing mostly with a conversation between T. G. Hamilton and the spirit, Walter. Attached to the document is a note written by Walter Meyer zu Erpen stating that this file does not belong in this folder., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 283660, Luna Image ID - 153176

: Walter II, #7 - Thumbprint of Walter; A photograph of an impression in dental wax of the thumbprint of the spirit, Walter Stinson., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84502, Luna Image ID - 119436

: Walter II, #8 - Dr. and MWalter II, #8 - Dr. and Mrs. Crandon & Walter; A photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Crandon, seated for a portrait, and the appearance of the spirit, Walter, hovering behind them., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84507, Luna Image ID - 119437

: Walter II, #8 - Dr. and Mrs. Allison & Deceased Daughter; A photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Allison, seated for a portrait and the spirit of their deceased daughter hovering behind them., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84512, Luna Image ID - 119438

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