| Cardiff Giant (LOC) |
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The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Cardiff Giant
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.13790
Call Number: LC-B2- 2781-13
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| A seance |
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National Media Museum
A photograph of a group gathered at a seance, taken by William Hope (1863-1933) in about 1920. The information accompanying the spirit album states that the table is levitating. In reality, the image of a ghostly arm has been superimposed over the table using a double exposure.
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| Tilden-Hendricks Promotional and Satirical Items, ca. 1876-1880 |
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Cornell University Library
Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library
Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214 Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Cornell University
Title: Tilden-Hendricks Promotional and Satirical Items, ca. 1876-1880
Political Party: Democratic
Election Year: 1880
Date Made: ca. 1876-1880
Measurement: Mount: 5 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.; 13.0175 x 15.5575 cm
Classification: Ephemera
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/60sh
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source. |
| Tilden-Hendricks Promotional and Satirical Items, ca. 1876-1880 |
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Cornell University Library
Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library
Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214 Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Cornell University
Title: Tilden-Hendricks Promotional and Satirical Items, ca. 1876-1880
Political Party: Democratic
Election Year: 1880
Date Made: ca. 1876-1880
Measurement: Mount: 5 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.; 13.0175 x 15.5575 cm
Classification: Ephemera
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/60sj
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source. |
| Wm. Lorimer (LOC) |
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The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Wm. Lorimer
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.09199
Call Number: LC-B2- 2196-9
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| Man with the spirit of his deceased first wife |
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National Media Museum
A woman's face appears in a 'misty' cloud to the right of the man - identified as that of his deceased first wife. Hope may have already held her photograph in his studio, or he may have asked the man to supply her photograph under the pretence of using the image to contact the spirit world.
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| A clergyman and two spirits |
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National Media Museum
The clergyman and his wife had attended a seance at which a voice was heard, claiming to be their stillborn daughter - whom the 'spirit people' had named Rose. The voice asked them to sit for a psychic photograph, telling them she would try to appear in it. 'Rose' is not clearly apparent in the image. The image of the man was identified as the long-deceased father of the clergyman.
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| Woman with two boys and a female spirit |
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National Media Museum
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| Mourning scene |
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National Media Museum
A photograph of a mourning scene, probably taken by William Hope (1863-1933) in about 1920. A woman mourns for her husband in a Chapel of Rest, standing by his body which is wrapped in sheets and laden with flowers. The woman's son stands beside her. The image of a man's face has been superimposed over the original photograph. The spirit album notes that the family were Roman Catholics and believed in life after death.
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