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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 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

: Group II, #7c - First Spurgeon Face (Stereo Further Enlarged); A photograph, taken with a stereo 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 - 83558, Luna Image ID - 119558

: Group II, #7d - First Spurgeon Face (Stereo Further Enlarged); A photograph, taken with a stereo 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 - 83562, Luna Image ID - 119559

: Group II, #8 - Five Face Group; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928. Mrs. Marshall's face is blurry because her head was moving while she was in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83566, Luna Image ID - 119560

: Group II, #8a - Five Face Group; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928. Mrs. Marshall's face is blurry because her head was moving while she was in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83570, Luna Image ID - 119561

: Group II, #8b - Five Face Group (Darker Print); A darker print of a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83574, Luna Image ID - 119562

: Group II, #8c - Five Face Group (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928. Mrs. Marshall's face is blurry because her head was moving while she was in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83578, Luna Image ID - 119563

: Group II, #9 - Five Face Group, Second Exposure (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the second exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83582, Luna Image ID - 119564

: Group II, #9a - Five Face Group, Second Exposure (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the second exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83586, Luna Image ID - 119565

: Group II, #9b - Five Face Group, Second Exposure (Enlargement of Face Mass); A photograph of the second exposure of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic mass attached to the face of the medium, Mary Marshall, that features the faces of five individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 25, 1928., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83590, Luna Image ID - 119566

: Group III, #13 - Unorganized, Compacted Teleplasm (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an unorganized and compacted teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 3, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83634, Luna Image ID - 119219

: Group III, #13a - Unorganized, Compacted Teleplasm (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an unorganized and compacted teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 3, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83638, Luna Image ID - 119220

: Group III, #14 - Unorganized, Compacted Teleplasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an unorganized and compacted teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on February 3, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83642, Luna Image ID - 119221

: Group III, #15 - Imitative Manipulation of Teleplasmic Mass (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative manipulation of teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83646, Luna Image ID - 119222

: Group III, #15.1 - Imitative Manipulation of Teleplasmic Mass; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative manipulation of teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83650, Luna Image ID - 119223

: Group III, #15A - Imitative Manipulation of Teleplasmic Mass (Stereo Side View); A stereo photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative manipulation of teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83658, Luna Image ID - 119225

: Group III, #15a - Imitative Manipulation of Teleplasmic Mass (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative manipulation of teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83654, Luna Image ID - 119224

: Group III, #15c - Imitative Manipulation of Teleplasmic Mass (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with an imitative manipulation of teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83662, Luna Image ID - 119226

: Group III, #16a - Large Amorphous Mass, First Exposure (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the first exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83666, Luna Image ID - 119227

: Group III, #16b - Large Amorphous Mass, First Exposure (Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the first exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83670, Luna Image ID - 119228

: Group III, #16c - Large Amorphous Mass, First Exposure (Wide-Angle, Front View); A wide-angle photograph of the front view of the first exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83674, Luna Image ID - 119229

: Group III, #16d - Large Amorphous Mass, First Exposure (Stereo Side View); A stereo photograph of a side view of the first exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83678, Luna Image ID - 119230

: Group III, #16e - Large Amorphous Mass Residue, Second Exposure (Wide-Angle, Front View); A wide-angle photograph of a view from the front of the second exposure of the medium, Mary Marshall, with the residue from a large amorphous teleplasmic mass attached to her mouth during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 24, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83682, Luna Image ID - 119231

: Group III, #17 - Black and White Plasm (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83686, Luna Image ID - 119232

: Group III, #17a - Black and White Plasm (Enlargement, Quartz Lens); A photograph, utilizing a quartz lens, of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929. The black portion of the teleplasmic mass is said to resemble hair while the white portion is in its amorphous state. The thin, hair-like strands in the bottom portion of the mass are said to form a web when viewed under magnification., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83690, Luna Image ID - 119233

: Group III, #17b - Black and White Plasm (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83694, Luna Image ID - 119234

: Group III, #17c - Black and White Plasm (Side View, Portrait Camera); A photograph, utilizing a portrait camera, of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929. An annotation states that the mass appeared to be growing out of Ms. Marshall's hair., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83698, Luna Image ID - 119235

: Group III, #17d - Black and White Plasm (Enlargement, Quartz Lens); A photograph, utilizing a quartz lens, of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83702, Luna Image ID - 119236

: Group III, #17e - Black and White Plasm (Side View, Seneca Portrait Lens); A photograph, utilizing a Seneca portrait lens, of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a black and white teleplasmic mass attached to the left side of her face during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 7, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83706, Luna Image ID - 119237

: Group IV, #18a - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83710, Luna Image ID - 119238

: Group IV, #18b - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Stereo View, Opposite Side of Seance Room); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929. The view of this photograph is from the opposite side of the seance room., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83714, Luna Image ID - 119239

: Group IV, #18c - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement of a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83718, Luna Image ID - 119240

: Group IV, #18d - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83722, Luna Image ID - 119241

: Group IV, #18e - Fourth Spurgeon Face (Further Enlargement); A photograph of an enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to the right side of her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83726, Luna Image ID - 119242

: Group IV, #18f - Fourth Spurgeon Face Residue, Second Exposure; A photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with teleplasmic residue attached to her mouth from the mass that was attached to her face that featured the fourth materialization of the face of C.H. Spurgeon during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 1, 1929. The residue appeared in this second exposure, which was taken two minutes after the face appeared., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83730, Luna Image ID - 119243

: Group IV, #18g - Comparative Spurgeon Composite; A composite photograph designed for comparative purposes of the four teleplasmic masses that featured the face of C.H. Spurgeon and of portraits of C.H. Spurgeon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83734, Luna Image ID - 119244

: Group IV, #18h - Trance Writing Resembling C.H. Spurgeon Sermon; A glass lantern slide of some writing done by the medium, Mary Marshall, while in a deep trance during a seance at the home of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on April 26, 1931. The writing is said to be much like the last sermon preached by Baptist evangelist, C.H. Spurgeon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 81882, Luna Image ID - 118845

: Group IX, #32 - Katie King Face, Veil, Hair (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the face, veil, and hair of Katie King that hovered above the mediums, Mary Marshall and Mercedes (in a deep trance state), and the other sitters at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on November 12, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83989, Luna Image ID - 119307

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