Tag: Multiple

An 1890s spirit photograph by an unknown photographer featuring an unidentified woman and five spirits.

An 1880s spirit photograph by Hugh A. Steele featuring an unidentified woman and four spirits.

An 1890s spirit photograph by an unknown photographer featuring an unidentified woman and four spirits.

A 1900s spirit photograph by an unknown photographer featuring an unidentified man and four spirits.

A 1923 spirit photograph by Alexander Martin featuring Harry Houdini and five spirits. Houdini declared the spirit photograph fraudulent, stating: I have not the slightest doubt that Mr. Martin’s Spirit photographs were simply double exposures. I think his method was to cut out various pictures, place them on a background and make an exposure. His plates were then ready for his next sitter, which in the above instance was myself. Being an expert photographer he might have used the original wet plate method of making an exposure, developing it, washing the emulsion off the plate and refinishing it with a new emulsion but I am convinced that the two Spirit photos which he made of me were simply double exposures.…

An 1880s spirit photograph by an unknown photographer featuring an unidentified man and four spirits.

A 1920s spirit photograph, on a lantern slide, by an unknown photographer. The photograph features two women and a spirit.

A 1930s spirit photograph by an unknown photographer featuring an unidentified and five spirits.

A 1890s spirit photograph by an unknown photographer featuring an unidentified man and three spirits.

An 1875 spirit photograph by Frederick A. Hudson featuring Mr. Raby and the spirits of James Lombard, Tommy, Mr. Wootton's Mother, and Countess. The back of the photograph bears the inscription: Obtained by Messrs. Raby Wootton & Rutherford at Hudson's Studio. At a Seance at Mr. Wootton's the spirits desired him to go to Hudson's promising they would try to produce their likeness. Mr. W. did so, accompanied by his friends. The gentlemen operated themselves without allowing Hudson to take any part in the manipulations. The result was exactly as the spirits had told beforehand it would be. Mr. Raby sat and the spirits "Countess," "James Lombard," "Tommy," and Mr. Wootton's mother appeared when the plate was developed.