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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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: Annotated Photo Album, Telekinesis - Unusual Incidents in the Trance; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a graph tracing unusual incidents in a trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82478, Luna Image ID - 118977

: Annotated Photo Album, Telekinesis - Woollensak Stereo; A page from an annotated photo album entitled "July, 1923 - Woollensak Stereo, View of Table experiment" featuring a stereo photograph of D.B. MacDonald attempting to depress a table that the medium, Mrs. Poole, is tilting via telekinesis during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in July 1923., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82434, Luna Image ID - 118965

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - #28, Lucy and Richet Quote; A page from an annotated photo album labeled as #28 and featuring a photograph of a spirit materialization named Lucy that appeared at a seance held at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930, plus a quote from Professor Charles Richet., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82507, Luna Image ID - 118984

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - #28, Lucy and the Medium; A page from an annotated photo album labeled as #28 and featuring a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, and the teleplasmic materialization of a spirit named 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 - 82511, Luna Image ID - 118985

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - #32, Katie King Materialization; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #32 and featuring four photographs of one medium, Dawn (Mary Marshall), and another medium, Margery, who is in a catalytic state of trance, as they conjure up a teleplasmic materialization of a spirit named Katie King during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82519, Luna Image ID - 118987

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - #32, Katie King Materialization; A page from an annotated photo album labeled #32 and featuring two photographs of one medium, Dawn (Mary Marshall), and another medium, Margery, who is in a catalytic state of trance, as they conjure up a teleplasmic materialization of a spirit named Katie King during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82515, Luna Image ID - 118986

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Constant Features of Trance Condition; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a graph that indicates some of the more constant features of the average trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82486, Luna Image ID - 118979

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Deep Sleep; A page from an annotated photo album featuring a photograph of the medium, Mrs. Poole, slumped over on a table while in the deep sleep stage of a trance during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in April 1927., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82503, Luna Image ID - 118983

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Stage III; A page from an annotated photograph featuring three photographs of the medium, Mrs. Poole, progressing through the third stage of the trance condition during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 11, 1926., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82494, Luna Image ID - 118981

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Stage IV, Deep Sleep; A page from an annotated photo album featuring three photographs of the medium, Mrs. Poole, in the fourth stage of the trance condition, known as deep sleep, slumped over on the shoulder of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton during seances at Dr. Hamilton's home held on May 26, 1926 and April 17, 1927., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82498, Luna Image ID - 118982

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Stages I and II; A page from an annotated photo album featuring three photographs of the medium, Mrs. Poole, progressing through the first two stages of the trance condition during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 27, 1927., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82490, Luna Image ID - 118980

: Annotated Photo Album, Trance - Trance Analysis; A page from an annotated photo album entitled "Trance Analysis as Evidenced by Elizabeth M.," which features a graph tracing the several stages of the trance condition., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82482, Luna Image ID - 118978

: Group I, #1 - No Mass; A photograph of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1928, in which the medium, Mary Marshall, was seated in a cabinet and W.B. Cooper, Mrs. Poole, Dr. Hamilton, Lillian Hamilton, and H.A.V. Green acted as sitters. There was no materialization of a teleplasmic mass during this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83510, Luna Image ID - 119546

: Group I, #2 - Twisted Mass; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a twisted teleplasmic mass emerging from her nostril during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 5, 1928. A fine teleplasmic cord is also visible over Ms. Marshall's left temple that extends up to the bell-box on the cabinet wall. W.B. Cooper, Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Alder, Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton were the other sitters during this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83514, Luna Image ID - 119547

: Group I, #2a - Twisted Mass (Wide Angle View); A photograph, using a wide angle camera view, of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a twisted teleplasmic mass emerging from her nostril during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 5, 1928. A fine teleplasmic cord is also visible over Ms. Marshall's left temple that extends up to the bell-box on the cabinet wall. W.B. Cooper, Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Alder, Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton were the other sitters during this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83518, Luna Image ID - 119548

: Group I, #2b - Twisted Mass (Stereo View); A 2" slide of a stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a twisted teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 4, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84939, Luna Image ID - 118827

: Group I, #3 - Knotted Mass; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a knotted teleplasmic mass attached to her cheek during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 15, 1928. Other participants in this seance were W.B. Cooper, who was controlling Ms. Marshall's hand, Elizabeth Poole, Mrs. T.B. McMillan (Lillian Hamilton's sister), Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton, who was controlling Ms. Marshall's other hand. The camera used to take this photograph was equipped with the highest-speed flash-powder, an 800 watt bulb, and a shutter speed of 1/100 seconds., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83522, Luna Image ID - 119549

: Group I, #3a, 5a - Knotted Mass (Enlargement), Mass on Left Cheek; A 2" slide of two images of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic masses attached to her cheeks during seances at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 15, 1928 and September 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84943, Luna Image ID - 118828

: Group I, #4 - Small Masses; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with two small teleplasmic masses attached to her face and throat during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 26, 1928. Other participants in this seance were W.B. Cooper, Mrs. Poole, Mrs. McMillan (Lillian Hamilton's sister), Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83526, Luna Image ID - 119550

: Group I, #5 - Teleplasm on Left Eye of Medium; A stereo photograph of the formation of teleplasm on the left eye of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928. This photograph was on the reverse of a stereo photograph of Lake Louise, Alberta., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82348, Luna Image ID - 118946

: Group I, #5a - Mass on Left Cheek (Side View); A photograph featuring a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left cheer near her eye during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928. A teleplasmic cord was also attached from her mouth to a bell-box. Mrs. Poole, W.A. Wither, Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton also took part in this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83530, Luna Image ID - 119551

: Group I, #5c - Mass on Left Cheek (Wide-Angle Camera View); A photograph featuring a wide-angle camera view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left cheer near her eye during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928. A teleplasmic cord was also attached from her mouth to a bell-box. Mrs. Poole, W.A. Wither, Lillian Hamilton, and Dr. J.A. Hamilton also took part in this seance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83534, Luna Image ID - 119552

: Group I, #5d - Teleplasm on left eye of Mrs. Marshall; A glass lantern slide of the formation of teleplasm on the left eye of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81878, Luna Image ID - 118844

: Group II, #10 - Second Spurgeon Face (Wide Angle)

: Group II, #10a - Second Spurgeon Face (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the second materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83598, Luna Image ID - 119568

: Group II, #10b - Second Spurgeon Face (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the second materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928. A teleplasmic "egg" can be seen on the table. Isaac Pitblado was in charge of this experiment., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83602, Luna Image ID - 119569

: Group II, #10c - Second Spurgeon Face (Close-up of Mass); A photograph of a close-up of the teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, that featured the second materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83606, Luna Image ID - 119570

: Group II, #10d - Second Spurgeon Face (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the second materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83610, Luna Image ID - 119571

: Group II, #11 - Mary Marshall's Father, Second Exposure (Wide Angle); The second exposure of a wide-angle photograph, utilizing a portrait lens, of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the materialization of the face of her father during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928, Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83614, Luna Image ID - 119572

: Group II, #11a - Mary Marshall's Father, Second Exposure (Enlargement, Wide Angle); A 2" slide of an enlargement of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that contained the face of her father during the second exposure of a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on December 23, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84947, Luna Image ID - 118829

: Group II, #12 - Third Spurgeon Face (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83618, Luna Image ID - 119573

: Group II, #12a - Third Spurgeon Face (Enlargement from Stereo); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83622, Luna Image ID - 119216

: Group II, #12b - Third Spurgeon Face (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83626, Luna Image ID - 119217

: Group II, #12c - Third Spurgeon Face (Enlargement of Face); A photograph depicting an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a "cracked" teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face that featured the third materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on January 20, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83630, Luna Image ID - 119218

: Group II, #6 - Stead Miniature (Wide-Angle Camera); A photograph of a wide-angle camera view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left eye that features a miniature version of the face of W.T. Stead during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 7, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83538, Luna Image ID - 119553

: Group II, #6a - Stead Miniature (Wide-Angle Camera Enlargement); A photograph of an enlargement of a wide-angle camera view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left eye that features a miniature version of the face of W.T. Stead during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 7, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83542, Luna Image ID - 119554

: Group II, #6b - Stead Miniature (Stereo Camera); A photograph, taken with a stereo camera, of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left eye that features a miniature version of the face of W.T. Stead during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 7, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83546, Luna Image ID - 119555

: Group II, #7 - First Spurgeon Face (Wide Angle Camera); A photograph, taken with a wide-angle camera, of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left cheek featuring the first teleplasmic materialization of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 4, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83550, Luna Image ID - 119556

: Group II, #7a - First Spurgeon Face (Wide Angle Camera, Enlargement); A photograph, taken with a wide-angle camera, of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her left cheek featuring the first teleplasmic materialization of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 4, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83554, Luna Image ID - 119557

: Group II, #7b - First Spurgeon Face (Stereo Enlarged); A stereo photograph featuring an enlarged view of the medium, Mrs. Marshall, with a formation of teleplasm on her face, which, for the first time, featured the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton's home on November 4, 1928. Three cameras were used during this event and a signal was given by Dawn as she counted "1, 2, 3, fired!", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82354, Luna Image ID - 118947

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