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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 XII - Seance Notes: February 7, 1932; Typed notes from the seance of February 7, 1932. Ewan gives instructions in regards to focusing cameras., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301043, Luna Image ID - 148836

: Group XII - Seance Summaries; Summaries for the seances held from April 6 to April 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 301772, Luna Image ID - 148874

: 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 - "Victor Phones his Impressions"; The summary of a phone call made by the medium, Victor, on May 23, 1932, in regards to the identities of those in the ectoplasmic apparition photographed at the seance of the previous evening., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302262, Luna Image ID - 148908

: Group XIII - "XIII - Second Doyle Series"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions covered in the collection of seances known as Group XIII. The coverage is from May 8, 1932, to August, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302051, Luna Image ID - 148893

: 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 - Seance Notes: "Cone Teleplasm. Wallace Writes Again"; Typed notes from the seance of May 18, 1932. The "cone teleplasm" is photographed during this sitting, and the spirit of Edgar Wallace writes through Mercedes in trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302098, Luna Image ID - 148898

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Dawn Refuses to Come"; Photocopy of a document written by L. Hamilton about Dawn refusing to come to another seance during the summer and Walter insisting that she do so in order to produce another Doyle ectoplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302476, Luna Image ID - 148917

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Dawn Refuses to Come"; A document written by L. Hamilton about Dawn refusing to come to another seance during the summer and Walter insisting that she do so in order to produce another Doyle ectoplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302326, Luna Image ID - 148912

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Doyle Speaks"; Typed notes from the seance of May 15, 1932. A. C. Doyle speaks through Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302077, Luna Image ID - 148895

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Doyle Speaks. Prayer for Sign"; Typed notes from the seance of June 12, 1932. Doyle says he wants to be with the Hamiltons when they arrive in England and visit Mrs. Doyle. A spirit gives a moving prayer for a miracle to be performed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302318, Luna Image ID - 148910

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Face, Mask and Spinning Hand Phenomena"; Typed notes from the seance of May 22, 1932. An ectoplasmic apparition with a supernormal hand is photographed during the sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302172, Luna Image ID - 148903

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Sitting with Mrs. Singleton - England"; Annotation written on the back of a photocopy of the typed notes from the seance of August 7, 1932, at Mrs. Singleton's residence in England., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302513, Luna Image ID - 148921

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Sitting with Mrs. Singleton - England"; Typed notes from the seance of August 7, 1932, at Mrs. Singleton's residence in England. Supernatural hands are witnessed. Spirits from Hamilton seances come through., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302517, Luna Image ID - 148922

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "The Second Doyle Face"; Typed notes from the seance of June 27, 1932. A second photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle is taken. Walter discusses the spinning hand ectoplasm in further detail., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302366, Luna Image ID - 148914

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Words of Encouragement"; Typed notes and trance script from the seance of May 8, 1932. The "Wanderer" gives words of encouragement., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302064, Luna Image ID - 148894

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: Seance with Mrs. Singleton, London; Typed notes from the seance of September 7, 1932, held at the Singleton residence in London, England. Supernatural hands type a message from Doyle on the reflectograph., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302530, Luna Image ID - 148925

: 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

: Group XIII, #47 - Second "Cone", Sir Oliver Lodge and Feda's Hand; A photograph of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 22, 1932, in which the medium, Mary Marshall, had the second cone-like teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the face of Sir Oliver Lodge, as well as Feda's hand., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84218, Luna Image ID - 119365

: Group XIII, #47 - Second "Cone", Sir Oliver Lodge and Feda's Hand; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the medium, Mercedes, with the second teleplasmic mass that resembled a cone attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 22, 1932. The face of Sir Oliver Lodge and Freda's hand can be seen in this teleplasmic mass., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84870, Luna Image ID - 119524

: Group XIII, #47b - Second "Cone", Sir Oliver Lodge and Feda's Hand (Stereo to Right); A stereo photograph of a view to the right of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 22, 1932, in which the medium, Mary Marshall, had the second cone-like teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the face of Sir Oliver Lodge, as well as Feda's hand., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84222, Luna Image ID - 119366

: Group XIII, #47c - Second "Cone", Sir Oliver Lodge and Feda's Hand (Stereo to Left); A stereo photograph of a view to the left of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 22, 1932, in which the medium, Mary Marshall, had the second cone-like teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the face of Sir Oliver Lodge, as well as Feda's hand., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84226, Luna Image ID - 119367

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