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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 IX, #33b - Mass on Mrs. Marshall's Head (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 22, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84042, Luna Image ID - 119320

: Group IX, #33c - Mass on Mrs. Marshall's Head (Enlargement, Wide Angle); A wide-angle enlargement of a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 22, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84046, Luna Image ID - 119321

: Group IX, #33d - Mass on Mrs. Marshall's Head (Enlargement, Side View); A photograph of an enlarged side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass enveloping her head during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 22, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84050, Luna Image ID - 119322

: Group V, #19 - "Strut" Teleplasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a "strut"-like teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 12, 1929. This mass is referred to as the "strut" teleplasm due to its supporting appendages., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83746, Luna Image ID - 119247

: Group V, #19a - "Strut" Teleplasm (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a "strut"-like teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 12, 1929. This mass is referred to as the "strut" teleplasm due to its supporting appendages., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83750, Luna Image ID - 119248

: Group V, #19b - "Strut" Teleplasm (Wide Angle Portrait); A wide-angle portrait photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a "strut"-like teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 12, 1929. This mass is referred to as the "strut" teleplasm due to its supporting appendages., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83754, Luna Image ID - 119249

: Group V, #19c - "Strut" Teleplasm (Enlargement from Wide Angle); An enlargement from a wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a "strut"-like teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 12, 1929. This mass is referred to as the "strut" teleplasm due to its bristle-like supporting appendages., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83758, Luna Image ID - 119250

: Group V, #20 - "Voice Box" (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83762, Luna Image ID - 119251

: Group V, #20a - "Voice Box" (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83766, Luna Image ID - 119252

: Group V, #20b - "Voice Box" (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83770, Luna Image ID - 119253

: Group V, #20c - "Voice Box" (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83774, Luna Image ID - 119254

: Group V, #20d - "Voice Box" (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlarged view from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83778, Luna Image ID - 119255

: Group V, #20e - "Voice Box" (Enlargement from H. Shand); An enlarged view of a photograph taken by H. Shand of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83783, Luna Image ID - 119256

: Group V, #20f - "Voice Box" (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlarged view from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass referred to as a "voice box" attached to her left ear during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on July 10, 1929. This mass was referred to as a "voice box" because it allowed Ms. Marshall to communicate with spirits., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83787, Luna Image ID - 119257

: Group V, #20g - Amorphous Teleplasm; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a mass of amorphous teleplasm attached to her mouth during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 18, 1929. The photograph was taken by Mrs. William Cannon of New York who was visiting the seance circle., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83792, Luna Image ID - 119258

: Group V, #20g.1 - Amorphous Teleplasm; A 5" x 7" glass negative of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 18, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84790, Luna Image ID - 119504

: Group VI, #21 - Trial Teleplasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her chest and eyes during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 8, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83796, Luna Image ID - 119259

: Group VI, #21a - Trial Teleplasm (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her chest and eyes during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 8, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83800, Luna Image ID - 119260

: Group VI, #21b - Trial Teleplasm (Wide Angle View); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her chest and eyes during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 8, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83804, Luna Image ID - 119261

: Group VI, #21b.1 - Trial Teleplasm (Enlarged, Wide Angle View); A 5" x 7" glass negative of an enlarged, wide-angle view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her neck during a seance trial at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 8, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84794, Luna Image ID - 119505

: Group VI, #23 - Trial "Brooch" Teleplasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest, which resembled a brooch, during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 29, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83840, Luna Image ID - 119270

: Group VI, #23a - Trial "Brooch" Teleplasm (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest, which resembled a brooch, during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 29, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83844, Luna Image ID - 119271

: Group VI, #23b - Trial "Brooch" Teleplasm (Enlargement from Wide Angle Lens); An enlargement of a photograph, utilizing a wide-angle lens, of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest, which resembled a brooch, during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 29, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83848, Luna Image ID - 119272

: Group VI, #24 - Trial Teleplasm (Stereo View, Double Exposure); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 20, 1929. This photograph has been overexposed with a photograph of Ms. Marshall during a seance held on August 18, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83852, Luna Image ID - 119273

: Group VI, #24a - Trial Teleplasm (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83856, Luna Image ID - 119274

: Group VI, #24b - Trial Teleplasm (Further Enlargement); A photograph of a further enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83860, Luna Image ID - 119275

: Group VI, #24c - Trial Teleplasm (Second Stereo View); A second stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 20, 1929. This mass developed prior to the materialization of the face of Raymond Lodge on October 27., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83864, Luna Image ID - 119276

: Group VI, #24d1 - Trial Teleplasm (Enlargement of Mass); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 20, 1929. This trial was a test run for the materialization of Raymond Lodge's face in a mass that appeared on October 27., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83868, Luna Image ID - 119277

: Group VI, #24d2 - Trial Teleplasm (Enlargement of Mass); A photograph featuring an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a trial of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83872, Luna Image ID - 119278

: Group VI, #25f - Vignette of Raymond Lodge; A photograph of a portrait of Raymond Lodge, a soldier who lost his life in the First World War, vignetted for comparison with the teleplasmic mass attached to the face and chest of the medium, Mary Marshall, that contained formations of the faces of Raymond Lodge and Jack Barnes during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 27, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83900, Luna Image ID - 119285

: Group VII, #27 - Hand Mass (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplamic mass in the shape of a hand attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83920, Luna Image ID - 119290

: Group VII, #27a - Hand Mass (Wide Angle, Portrait Lens); A glass lantern slide of wide-angle shot, utilizing a portrait lens, of a teleplasmic hand simulacrum attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, during a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81887, Luna Image ID - 118846

: Group VII, #27b - Hand Mass (Wide Angle, Front View); A wide-angle photograph of a frontal view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplamic mass in the shape of a hand attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 5, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83924, Luna Image ID - 119291

: Group VII, #28 - Poole and Marshall Deeply Entranced, First Exposure; A photograph of the mediums, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole) and Mary Marshall, in a deep trance state prior to the materialization of the spirit Lucy during the first exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930. Dr. Hamilton is picture holding the arm of Mrs. Poole., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83928, Luna Image ID - 119292

: Group VII, #28f - Seance Room Following "Lucy" Face and Torso; A 5" x 7" glass negative of the seance room where the medium, Mary Marshall, teleplasmically materialized the body and torso of the spirit, Lucy, during a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84814, Luna Image ID - 119510

: Group VIII, #29 - "Sails" (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of a mass of teleplasm resembling sails floating above the heads of those at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 28, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82362, Luna Image ID - 118949

: Group VIII, #29a - "Sails" (Stereo Camera); A photograph taken with a stereo camera of teleplasmic masses that resemble sails floating above chairs during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 28, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83957, Luna Image ID - 119299

: Group VIII, #29a.3 - "Sails"; A photograph of a teleplasmic mass that resembles the sails of a ship that hovered above the heads of the sitters during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84595, Luna Image ID - 119456

: Group VIII, #30 - First "Ship"; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the first teleplasmic materialization that resembled a ship that appeared during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84846, Luna Image ID - 119518, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group VIII, #30 - First "Ship" (First Stereo Camera, Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph, utilizing the first stereo camera, of the first teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83961, Luna Image ID - 119300

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