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Spirit photographs have long been a source of controversy and discussion, and signs are not lacking that public interest in them is at least as keen as ever. A Society for the Study of Supernormal Pictures has, for example, been formed recently, and it is by no means uncommon...
But I must content myself with pointing out that whereas in the one case everything turned on whether the “medium” had any chance of substituting or tampering with _slates_, so...
3. Part 3I first suggested to four of them that we might try to obtain a spirit photograph, like those described and reproduced in recent magazine articles. They did not take me very ser...
2. Part 2On one occasion, however, his spirit extra _did_ appear upside down. The plate--supplied by the sitter--was loaded into the camera by Parkes in the usual way, and all was ready...
4. Part 4Attempts are sometimes made to obliterate other tell-tale marks, such as a piece of a spirit’s hat or collar, which has accidentally got on to the plate. Other mediums, however,...
1. Part 1Spirit photographs have long been a source of controversy and discussion, and signs are not lacking that public interest in them is at least as keen as ever. A Society for the S...
6. Part 6In conclusion we must confess that we have little hope of influencing convinced believers by the preceding discussion. It is just possible that here and there someone may realis...