Bert Dew
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Bert Dew
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Keith Maunder
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07/24/2014
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AncientFaces
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07/25/2014
This is such an interesting photo - look at the shadow person above Albert Tomas Drew taken in London during the late 1800s. Double exposure 'spirit' photos were a popular novelty & touted as evidence of ghosts.
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There were people who made a living from faking these. There is a famous one of Mary Todd Lincoln with Abraham's face superimposed. Apparently she fervently believed in the spirit world, and was taken in by one of these charlatans.
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spiritualistic doctrines were popular at that time. Many people believed the souls of dead people could be contacted, photographed.... Dr. Crookes, a respected scientist, engaged in paranormal research (altough his results have all the characteristics of a fraud, and he was mocked by other scientists, some people believed it). It seems that even Tesla, when he was already old and insane, was working on a device that allowed people to "phone" the dead.
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Obviously the popularity of paranormal investigation shows on TV prove that interest is alive and well. And, of course, none of us can know for sure in this life!
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We have my great-grandmother's stereopticon, and several of the picture cards have this type of image - which fascinated us as children!!!
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I have collected stereoviews of ghost images. Most are sad when there's a departed mother or child. I do have one of newlyweds vision of Christmas future that includes children decorating a tree.
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so they made these images on purpose, as a remembrance? I tought it was a charlatan's trick.
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William Mumler's most famous photo! Great story behind that photo.
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who is the "ghost" next to A. Lincoln?
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Very Interesting, I am wondering if Mary Todd Lincoln specifically requested the pic...I have never read too much on the lady but, I know she suffered from depression, and I am wondering due to the loss of her son and husband if the paranormal was also a part of her interest?
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she was interested in the paranormal - it was a very popular interest at that time.
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Poor Mary Todd Lincoln. She struggled so much.
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many people would lose their loved ones, and saw these photographs as a "proof" that there was an afterlife...
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I read that she had her portrait taken by a guy who had a reputation for having these things turn up, and was sought out by people hoping a deceased loved on would turn up. In fact, the photographer was faking them, but Mary Todd apparently fervently believed it was real,
Jeanet Groenink
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07/30/2014
But the shadow was not a ghost, they don't fool me!
But I guess that in those years, people could be fooled.
But I guess that in those years, people could be fooled.
Dina Spence
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07/31/2014
That isn't the ONLY "spooky" Thing IN the photo...notice the appear- ance, of what "looks" like a wee animal poking itself outward from behind MrDew's coat lapel, midway down, on HIS left side (on our Right, as
Dina Spence
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07/31/2014
continued.. our right, as we are viewing it. It appears as if the creature's snout is pointing downward, with eye, ear seen at top of its head. What might this be? A gopher, a baby bat, a mole, a stuffed animal for this "gag"?? Hmm.....
Evelyn Olivieri
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08/01/2014
"skull" imagine on the back of the chair...
Karen Halgren
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08/03/2014
I also see a mans face on the bottom left side of photo-about the level of the book corner along the edge.
Laura Peterson
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04/27/2015
they also use to do that on some photos of the dead.
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