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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, #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, #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 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, #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, #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, #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

: Group XIII, #47d - Second "Cone", Sir Oliver Lodge and Feda's Hand (Enlargement from Wide Angle); An enlargement of a wide-angle photograph of the second cone-like teleplasmic mass attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained the face of Sir Oliver Lodge, as well as Feda's hand during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 22, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84230, Luna Image ID - 119368

: Group XIII, #47e - Sir Oliver Lodge Portrait; A photo of a portion of an article written by Sir Oliver Lodge, that features a portrait of the author., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84234, Luna Image ID - 119369

: Group XIII, #48 - Second "Doyle"; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the medium, Mercedes, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained 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 - 84874, Luna Image ID - 119525

: Group XIII, #48a - Second "Doyle" (Stereo); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84238, Luna Image ID - 119370

: Group XIII, #48a - Second "Doyle" (Wide Angle)

: Group XIII, #48b - Second "Doyle" (Enlargement from Wide Angle); An enlargement from a wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84246, Luna Image ID - 119372

: Group XIII, #48b.1 - Second "Doyle" Drawing; A drawing of the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84250, Luna Image ID - 119373

: Group XIII, #48b.2 - Second "Doyle" (Further Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84254, Luna Image ID - 119374

: Group XIII, #48b.2 - Second "Doyle", Annotated Card (Further Enlargement); An annotated card by Lillian Hamilton that accompanied and described a photograph of an enlargement of the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932, for an exhibition held by the Richardson Bros. Art Gallery., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84258, Luna Image ID - 119375

: Group XIII, #48c - Composite of Second "Doyle" and Portrait; A composite photograph of a portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and one of an enlargement of the second teleplasmic materialization to feature the face of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 27, 1932. This composite photograph is intended to compare Sir Doyle's face with the face that appeared in the teleplasmic mass., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84262, Luna Image ID - 119376

: Group XIIIa - "Victor's Report on the Coming Katie King Materialization Phenomena Based He Claims On What He has Seen Clairvoyantly at the Sittings"; A typed description of the coming materialization of Katie King according to Victor. Includes notes written by L. Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302821, Luna Image ID - 148940

: Group XIV - Photograph: "Shell" materialization; Annotated photograph from the seance of April 23, 1933: The "Shell" materialization. The photo is an enlargement made by the Eastmans in 1950., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303701, Luna Image ID - 148980

: Group XIV - Title page, "March - April 23, 1933"; Title page for the seances held by T. G. Hamilton in March to April 23, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303433, Luna Image ID - 148961

: Group XIV, #49 - Third Katie Face and Veil (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, which occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84270, Luna Image ID - 119378

: Group XIV, #49 - Third Katie Face and Veil (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933, when the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84266, Luna Image ID - 119377

: Group XIV, #49a - Third Katie Face and Veil (Stereo from Centre); A stereo photograph of a central view of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933, when the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84274, Luna Image ID - 119379

: Group XIV, #49b - Third Katie Face and Veil (Stereo from Right); A stereo photograph of a view from the right of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933, when the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84278, Luna Image ID - 119380

: Group XIV, #49c - Third Katie Face and Veil (Enlargement, Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of an enlargement of the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, which hovered above the heads of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84599, Luna Image ID - 119457

: Group XIV, #49d - Third Katie Face and Veil (Enlargement from Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of an enlarged view of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933, when the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes. Mrs. Poole, Lillian Hamilton, W.B. Cooper, and Ewan were also all present at this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84282, Luna Image ID - 119381

: Group XIV, #49e - Third Katie Face and Veil (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933, when the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84286, Luna Image ID - 119382

: Group XIV, #49f - Third Katie Face and Veil (Side View); A 2" slide of a side view of the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, with the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, behind them during the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84959, Luna Image ID - 118832

: Group XIV, #49g - Third Katie Face and Veil (close-up); A glass lantern slide of a close-up of the third materialization of Katie King's face masked by a veil during a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81891, Luna Image ID - 118847

: Group XIV, #49h - Third Katie Face and Veil (close-up); A 2" slide of a close-up of the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, behind the medium, Mercedes, during the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84963, Luna Image ID - 118833

: Group XIV, #49i - Third Katie Face and Veil (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 9, 1933, when the third teleplasmic materialization of the face and veil of the spirit, Katie King, occurred behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84290, Luna Image ID - 119383

: Group XIV, #52 - Katie "Shell"; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933, when the teleplasmic materialization of the spirit, Katie King, in a shell-like encasement hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84878, Luna Image ID - 119526, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group XIV, #52 - Katie "Shell" (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933 when the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84314, Luna Image ID - 119389

: Group XIV, #52a - Katie "Shell" (Stereo - Left); A stereo photograph of a view from the left of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933 when the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84318, Luna Image ID - 119390

: Group XIV, #52b - Katie "Shell" (Stereo - Right); A stereo photograph of a view from the right of the seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933 when the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes. An annotation states that nothing like this event had ever been photographed before in the history of psychical research., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84322, Luna Image ID - 119391

: Group XIV, #52c - Katie "Shell" (Enlargement from Stereo); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the shell-like teleplasmic mass featuring the likeness of the spirit, Katie King, that appeared behind the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes, during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 23, 1933., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84326, Luna Image ID - 119392

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