Abilities Collection

Joshua Barney
JOSHUA BARNEY (1759 - 1818) American naval officer who, despite his abilities, was three times captured by the British but none the less survived to fight another day. Date: circa 1800

The method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums
Undated photograph showing the method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums by means of electrical control. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

Leicester Gataker, dowsing for water using his bare hands
Leicester Gataker, English professional water finder, demonstrates his abilities using bare hands. Date: 1903

Sir George Grey (1812 - 1898), British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. Date: late 1890s

Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at sance
Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, 8 March 1932. Harry Price and Professor David Fraser-Harris are controlling Schneider

Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price
Undated photograph of Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price at a sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic abilities of

Henry Lord of Dryburgh
HENRY lord of DRYBURGH Scottish nobleman, over whose origins, deeds private or public, abilities or defects, a veil is discreetly drawn. Not by us, but by everyone. Date: 16TH CENTURY

Itinerant Phrenologist
An itinerant phrenologist assesses the abilities of the son of the family Date: 1895

Horse Leap Frog
Grey Bessie a mare of the Santa Fe Ranch, California, U.S.A. famous for her jumping abilities. Here she is, playing leap frog with some of her horsey friends! Date: 1930s

Double photograph of the test counterpoise table
Undated double photograph (ie, two copies of the same picture on one photograph) of the counterpoise table used in Rudi Schneider sances

Undated automatic photograph of a handkerchief leaving a table at a Rudi Schneider sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic abilities

A portion of the electrical device for controlling mediums
Undated photograph showing a portion of the electrical device devised and demonstrated by Harry Price, for controlling mediums

Photograph of the infra-red cage at the National Laborator
Photograph of the infra-red " cage" at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, used during the Rudi Schneider experiments, 1932

Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic ha
Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic " hands" or pseudopods, often witnessed at the Rudi Schneider sances, 1929

Teleplasmic hand holding basket at a seance
Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic " hands" or pseudopods, often witnessed at the Rudi Schneider sances, 1929

Photograph of electrical counter-poise table for taking automatic photographs, 8 March 1932. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic

Double photograph of the counterpoise table
Undated double photograph of the counterpoise table from above during the Rudi Schneider sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic

Photograph of the automatic electric photographic apparatus
Undated photograph of the automatic electric photographic apparatus used in the Rudi Schneider experiments. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research during which a rising handkerchief was photographed, 3 March 1932

SIR G GREY (1812-1898)
SIR GEORGE GREY - Colonial administrator whose arrogance and insensitivity, despite his abilities, led to catastrophe for the New Zealand Maoris and S. African Xhosa (Kaffirs)

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