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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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: Trance #39 - Mrs. Poole's Normal Handwriting; A photograph of a letter written by the medium, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole), to Lillian Hamilton, dated November 15, 1930, to serve as a sample of Mrs. Poole's handwriting while she is not in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83478, Luna Image ID - 119539

: Trance #40 - Graph of Stages of Trance Condition; A reproduction of a graph that traces the several stages of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83482, Luna Image ID - 119540

: Trance #41 - Graph of Constant Features of Average Trance Condition; A graph indicating some of the more constant features of the average trance condition and comparing the objective and subjective features of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83486, Luna Image ID - 119541

: Trance #41 - Graph of Objective and Subjective Features of Trance Condition; A photograph of a graph comparing the objective and subjective features of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83490, Luna Image ID - 119542

: Trance #42 - Graph of Progressive Development of Trance, Stages 1-4; A graph tracing the first four stages of the progressive development of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83494, Luna Image ID - 119543

: Trance #42a - Graph of Progressive Development of Trance, Stages 5-6; A graph tracing stages five and six of the progressive development of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83500, Luna Image ID - 119544

: Trance #43 - Graph of Eight Control Periods of Trance Development; A photograph of a graph of the eight control periods of trance development in March 1927., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83506, Luna Image ID - 119545

: Trance #44 - Graph of Trance Personalities; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton indicating various trance personalities during an evening and their collateral effects., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81854, Luna Image ID - 118838

: Trance #45 - Graph of Unusual Incidents in the Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that traced unusual incidents in a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81858, Luna Image ID - 118839

: Trance #46 - Graph of Psychic Surges of Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that traces the psychic surges of a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81862, Luna Image ID - 118840

: Trance #47 - Graphs of Various Degrees of Trance and Progressive Development of Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that traces the various degrees of trance as well as illustrates the progressive development of trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81866, Luna Image ID - 118841

: Trance #48 - Graph of Periods of Automatisms with Intervening Upward Surges of Trance; A glass lantern slide of a chart created by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton that indicates the periods of automatisms with intervening upward surges of a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81870, Luna Image ID - 118842

: Trance #49 - Deep Trance; A glass lantern slide of the medium, Mrs. Poole, in a state of deep trance, leaning on the shoulder of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton during a seance at his home on May 6, 1926., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81874, Luna Image ID - 118843

: Trance #50 - Deep Trance; A 5" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mrs. Poole, in a state of deep trance, leaning on the shoulder of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton during a seance at his home on May 6, 1926., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84786, Luna Image ID - 119503

: 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 I, #1 - Teleplasmic Hand in Dental Wax; A glass lantern slide of the manifestation of the telesplasmic hand of the medium, Margery's, deceased brother, Walter. This seance was presided over by Dr. Crandon and Thomas Glendenning Hamilton witnessed similar findings between 1923 and 1924., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82076, Luna Image ID - 118880

: Walter I, preliminary - Seance Prior to Development of Teleplasmic Hand in Dental Wax; A glass lantern slide of the happenings at a seance, featuring a medium named Margery, prior to the development of the teleplasmic hand of Margery's deceased brother, Walter, in dental wax. Dr. Crandon presided over the seance and Thomas Glendenning Hamilton witnessed similar findings between 1923 and 1924., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82072, Luna Image ID - 118879

: Walter II, #1 - Thumbprints of Walter; A glass lantern slide comparing the positive and mirror positive impression in dental wax of the spirit Walter's thumbprint., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82080, Luna Image ID - 118881

: Walter II, #2 - Thumbprints of Walter; A glass lantern slide comparing diagrams of the normal positive and mirror-reversed positive thumbnail imprints of the spirit, Walter., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82084, Luna Image ID - 118882

: Walter II, #3 - Thumbprint of Walter; A glass lantern slide of the thumbnail impression of the spirit, Walter, in dental wax., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82088, Luna Image ID - 118883

: Walter II, #4 - Thumbprint of Walter; A glass lantern slide of a thumbprint impression in dental wax of the spirit, Walter., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82092, Luna Image ID - 118884

: Walter II, #5 - Thumbprints of Walter; A glass lantern slide of a comparison of the spirit Walter's thumprint impression in dental wax with Walter's thumbprint found on his shaving razor in 1911 when he was still alive., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82096, Luna Image ID - 118885

: Walter II, #6 - Thumbprint of Walter; A glass lantern slide of an impression in dental wax of the thumbprint of the spirit, Walter., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82101, Luna Image ID - 118886

: 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

: Walter III, #1 - Voice-Cut-Out Machine; A glass lantern slide of Dr. Richardson speaking to Margery through a voice-cut-out machine, which the medium, Margery, used to speak with the spirit, Walter. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton verified this process in 1925., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82105, Luna Image ID - 118887

: Walter III, #2 - Voice-Cut-Out Machine; A glass lantern slide of Dr. Richardson speaking to Margery through a voice-cut-out machine, which the medium, Margery, used to speak with the spirit, Walter. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton verified this process in 1925., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82109, Luna Image ID - 118888

: Walter III, #3 - Voice-Cut-Out Machine; A glass lantern slide of Dr. Richardson speaking to Margery through a voice-cut-out machine, which the medium, Margery, used to speak with the spirit, Walter. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton verified this process in 1925., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82113, Luna Image ID - 118889

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