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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 VI, #22a - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, nose, chin and chest that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83808, Luna Image ID - 119262

: Group VI, #22a.1 - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); A 5" x 7" nitrate negative of an enlarged stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, face, and neck that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84798, Luna Image ID - 119506

: Group VI, #22a.2 - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); A 5" x 7" glass negative of an enlarged stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, face, and neck that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84802, Luna Image ID - 119507

: Group VI, #22a.3 - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); A 5" x 7" glass negative of an enlarged stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, face, and neck that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84806, Luna Image ID - 119508

: Group VI, #22a.4 - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); A 5" x 7" glass negative of an enlarged stereo view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, face, and neck that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84810, Luna Image ID - 119509

: Group VI, #22a.5 - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, nose, chin and chest that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83812, Luna Image ID - 119263

: Group VI, #22b - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Further Enlargement); Further enlargement of a photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, nose, chin and chest that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83816, Luna Image ID - 119264

: Group VI, #22c - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Front View, Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of a view from the front of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, nose, chin and chest that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83820, Luna Image ID - 119265

: Group VI, #22d - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Front View, Different Wide Angle Camera); A photograph from a different wide-angle camera of a front view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, nose, chin and chest that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83824, Luna Image ID - 119266

: Group VI, #22e - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement from H.A. Reed's Camera); An enlargement of a photograph taken by H.A. Reed of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her head, nose, chin and chest that contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83828, Luna Image ID - 119267

: Group VI, #22f - W.E. Gladstone Teleplasmic Face (Enlargement of Mass); A photograph of an enlarged view of the teleplasmic mass attached to the head, nose, chin and chest of the medium, Mary Marshall, which contained the face of W.E. Gladstone during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on September 22, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83832, Luna Image ID - 119268

: 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, #25 - Teleplasmic Face Forms (Stereo View); A photograph taken with a stereo camera of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest that was forming faces of individuals during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on October 27, 1929., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83876, Luna Image ID - 119279

: Group VI, #25a - Raymond Lodge and Jack Barnes Face Forms (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest 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 - 83880, Luna Image ID - 119280

: Group VI, #25b - Raymond Lodge and Jack Barnes Face Forms (Front View, Enlargement, Wide Angle Lens); A photograph of an enlarged view from the front, utilizing a wide-angle lens, of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest 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 - 83884, Luna Image ID - 119281

: Group VI, #25c - Raymond Lodge and Jack Barnes Face Forms (Further Enlargement); A photograph of a further enlarged view of the medium, Mary Marshall, with a teleplasmic mass attached to her face and chest 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 - 83888, Luna Image ID - 119282

: Group VI, #25d - Composite of Raymond Lodge Portrait and Teleplasmic Face Form

: Group VI, #25g - Composite of Jack Barnes Portrait and Teleplasmic Face Formation; A composite comparing a portrait of Jack Barnes 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 - 83908, Luna Image ID - 119287

: Group VI, #25g - Composite of Jack Barnes Portrait and Teleplasmic Face Formation (Annotation); An annotation on the reverse side of a composite comparing a portrait of Jack Barnes 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 - 83904, Luna Image ID - 119286

: Group VI, #25g - Composite of Raymond Lodge Portrait and Teleplasmic Face Formation; A composite comparing a portrait of Raymond Lodge 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 - 83912, Luna Image ID - 119288

: 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, #28a - "Lucy" Face and Torso, Second Exposure (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83932, Luna Image ID - 119293

: Group VII, #28b - Mary Marshall and "Lucy", Second Exposure (Side View); A photograph of a side view of the medium, Mary Marshall, in a deep trance and seated next to the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930. Isaac Pitblado was in charge of this experiment., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83936, Luna Image ID - 119294

: Group VII, #28c - Mary Marshall and "Lucy", Second Exposure (Wide Angle, Poor Focus on Lucy Face); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930. The photograph is poorly focused on the face of Lucy., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83940, Luna Image ID - 119295

: Group VII, #28d - Mary Marshall and "Lucy", Second Exposure (Wide Angle, Good Focus on Lucy Face); A wide-angle photograph of the medium, Mary Marshall, seated next to the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930. The photograph is clearly focused on the face of Lucy., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83944, Luna Image ID - 119296

: Group VII, #28e - Lucy Face (Enlargement from Stereo View); An enlargement from a stereo photograph of the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy during the second exposure at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83948, Luna Image ID - 119297

: Group VII, #28e - W.B. Hobbs' Annotation Concerning Lucy Materialization Seance; An annotation written by W.B. Hobbs, Secretary of the Richardson Bros. Art Gallery, where a photo of Lucy was diplayed, in which he makes comments on the seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on March 10, 1930 in which the teleplasmic materialization of the face and torso of the spirit Lucy, presumed dead for over a hundred years, appeared. Hobbs notes that Isaac Pitblado was in charge of the experiment, that ten cameras were used to capture the moment, and that H.A. Reed assisted in the photography., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83953, Luna Image ID - 119298

: 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

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