Tag: Signature

A 1920s spirit photograph, on a 35mm slide, by The Falconer Brothers. The photograph features Craig Falconer and an unidentified man and an upside-down spirit surrounded by ectoplasm.

A 1920s spirit photograph by The Falconer Brothers featuring Craig Falconer and an unidentified woman and a spirit surrounded by ectoplasm, with a signature.

A 1920s spirit photograph by William Hope featuring Arthur Conan Doyle and his 2nd wife Jean Elizabeth Leckie and a spirit face. The photograph features Arthur Conan Doyle's initials in the top right. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) - British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. Doyle had a longstanding interest in mystical subjects and remained fascinated by the idea of paranormal phenomena, even though the strength of his belief in their reality waxed and waned periodically over the years.

A 1920s spirit photograph by William Hope featuring two unidentified women and a spirit face. On the front of the photograph is William Hope's signature and the back of the photograph states "Why is the child always pushing to the front?" and "Do we get messages from the higher spirits?".

An 1875 spirit photograph by F. M. Parkes featuring Mrs. Collings and the spirit of her husband's father. The back of this photograph makes reference to an article by M. A. Oxon in the journal Human Nature for April, 1875, transcript below: Mr. Collins, of Woolwich, favours me with the following letter: 7 Thomas Street, Woolwich, Feb. 4th, 1875. Dear Sir. Your letter of the 2nd inst. received. With regard to sending you a letter that you may print in Human Nature relative to recognised spirit photographs, I must tell you that I occupy a peculiar position. Although I have sat to Mr. Parkes, and obtained good results, I have failed to recognise any of the spirits, though on magnetising…

A 1920s spirit photograph by William Hope featuring an unidentified man and a spirit face. The signature at the top of the image belongs to the sitter.

A 1920s spirit photograph by William Hope featuring an unidentified man and the recognized spirit of his 1st wife. The signature at the top of the image belongs to the sitter. The man recognized the spirit of his 2nd wife in a later photograph.

A 1920s spirit photograph by William Hope featuring the Welsh medium Will Thomas and a spirit.

A 1920s spirit photograph by William Hope featuring an unidentified man and the spirit of his helper. The signature at the base of the image belongs to the sitter.