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The following spirit pictures are shown with permission of collectors, Jack and Beverly
of "A Collection of Collections." They were gracious enough to allow us to share
some of their private collection of wonderful spirit pictures on Angels & Ghosts.
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Spirit pictures evolved into quite an
art form - from lengthened
exposures to double-exposures to
even placing images of deceased
people onto the photographic
plates. Some made this quite an
event, with witnesses observing the
entire procedure (when the
photographer's sleight of hand had
to be very good - even to the point
of "palming" the image and
somehow sticking it onto the plate
after it was examined). Each spirit
picture creator seemed to possess
their own process and secrets...
Left:
Made on Christmas Day in 1875 by
Jay J. Hartman of Cincinnati, this
spirit picture makes one wonder if it
is a very good a trick or a real
picture of a spirit. The back of the
spirit picture bears the signatures
of fifteen witnesses who observed
the entire photographic procedure,
certifying that Hartman never
touched the plate or saw the dark
room during the development of the
picture.
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Below:
Two photos of a presumed couple in the same chair with possibly their deceased
loved ones appearing behind them.
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Left:
British medium Robert Boursnell created
this spirit picture in 1902 of a mustached
man and see-through woman appearing
with him. Jack and Beverly have four
spirit pictures created by Boursnell in
their collection.
Left:
Jack and Beverly believe this spirit picture
was taken in the early 1900s, due to its
dramatic lighting. The photographer
remains unknown.
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