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The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
Ghost Delivers WarningA spectral figure materialises in a candlelit room where two men are roused from their books. The older man points ahead while the ghost points upwards. A ghostly warning?
Brockley Court GhostTHE BROCKLEY COURT GHOST [near Clevedon, Somerset] Student Spencer-Palmer photographed by his brother as a ghostly monk - photo often taken to be genuine !
The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London
Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens HouseFigure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)
Borley Rectory GhostBorley Rectory -- a rare pictorial representation of the Borley haunting showing Borley Rectory, the phantom nun and the ghostly coach and horses
Man and ghostMan being followed by a hooded ghost. The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: " Granby Manners, you will die in this room!" Date: 1890s
Ghostly apparition produced by reflection. Date: 19th century
England / BostonThe River Witham, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, with the famous tower of St. Botolphs church, better known as the Boston Stump looking almost ghostly in the distance Date: 1930s
Spirit Photograph - Family GroupA small-format Spirit Photograph showing a Family Group, possibly mourning a dead baby, although all the figures have an air of ghostly form, especially the seated woman/Mother
The Illusion of Cephalus by Bernardino Luini (circa 1480-1532) - Fresco transferred to canvas. Cephalus is haunted by apparitions of his murdered wife and her dog, Laelaps. Date: circa 1507
Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce BairnsfatherShadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London
Cartoon, The Harvest of War, WW1Cartoon, The Harvest of War, showing a German general with his head bowed on a battlefield, while the ghosts of dead soldiers march past with agricultural implements
Spirit Photograph - SchembocheA spirit photograph by Schemboche of an Italian Woman approached by a white robe-draped spirit who places his hand upon her shoulder. Date: circa 1870s
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St AldwynCapital F. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn (1837-1916), British Conservative politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1885-1886 and 1895-1902) Date: 1900
FOLKLORE / BANSHEESover the rooftops... Date: 1898
Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tombThe low winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb beneath cemetery gates. Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 2009
Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, WalesMovement of the tide ebbing and flowing among the rocks at Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales in winter. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Ghost of Lord CombermereSybell Corbets photograph of the library at Combermere, taken between 2-3 pm, seeming to show a figure, resembling Lord Combermere, at the time he was being buried Date: 5 December 1891
Spirit Photo Ada Dean? 1921Unattributed spirit photograph but probably by medium, Ada Dean. Sitters Mr Rist and wife? with an unidentified male spirit hovering above them both
WW2 - Propaganda first day cover - Truman and ghost of FDRWW2 - Propaganda first day cover - US President Harry Truman and the ghost of FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) - President during WW1
Cycle Race / Hotspur 1959Cycle race on a country road. Date: 1959
Daily Mail PrintingThe newspaper printing press of the Daily Mail in White City, West London. The ghostly figure of a uniformed man stands in the office. Date: 1930s
A Ghost CommercialAn opportunist guest invites the Ghost of the House to appear in his advertising campaign, selling the soap that will wash out even the stains of ghostly guilt Date: 1914
Quixote - MasqueradeThe masquerade of the duke and duchess - he sees Dulcinea, enchanted by magic Date: First published: 1605-15
Phantom ShipDas Geisterschiff - sighting a ghostly sailing vessel Date: 1909
Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writingThe British magician William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing, inspired by a ghostly guide. Date: 1910
Illustration, A Song of the English, CampfireIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Suffragette Arson Kew Gardens. The blackened, ghostly remains of the Tea Pavilion, in Kew Gardens after the arson attack by militant suffragettes
Bonzo sees ghosts by George StuddyTap! Tap! Tap! Bonzo sees ghosts. Seen here being chased by ghostly dogs. Date: 1924
Mourning at the grave of his lost love Thora - " Speak from your heaven to me; Child of my dream, love of my life..." Date: circa 1905
A GhostGhost (double exposure), 1899 Date: 1899
A ghostly warning to certain presidential aspirants. Illustration shows the ghost of General Winfield Scott Hancock offering a warning to presidential aspirants General Nelson A
World War One Patriotic postcardSaint Alliance. A British soldier joining forces with a spectral Joan of Arc to go and fight the German army on the Western Front. Patriotic card of the First World War. Date: circa 1916
Phantom on the LineA ghostly female figure stands on the track in the path of an oncoming train with her arms outstretched. The lights of the train surround her in a ghastly glow. Date: circa 1910
A Ghostly Corner by MalletA driver careers around a tricky corner on a snowy road and tells his fellow passengers, Time out Council did something about that dashed corner - its always been a bit tricky
British Ballad, The Eve of St. JohnTHE EVE OF SAINT JOHN. British ballad written by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
Spirit Photo Ada Dean 1920Spirit photograph by medium, Ada Dean. Sitters, Miss Dean and Mr Rist with an unidentified female spirit.. Taken at 59 Holland Park Road in the presence of the President of the Hackney Society of
Spirit Photo Boursnell 1907Photo by English spirit photographer Richard Boursnell showing Mr Rist and an unidentified male spirit, probably father or brother
Moss Photographs H PriceA spirit photograph of Harry Price taken by George Moss who subsequently confessed to creating fake pictures (such as this one)
Spirit of German ArmyThe Spirit of the German Army. Date: 1914
Theatre / Castle SpectreTHE CASTLE SPECTRE A Romantic Drama by M.G.Lewis. Act IV - Scene 2. A ghostly apparition appears
Wwi / News from the FrontA German woman receives a letter from her husband at the Front. The words she reads makes his presence seem near, as the ghostly image behind her conveys
Chinook Legend / Myth / 1914Chinook legend of the supernatural people who appeared in the mists
Fata Morgana MirageAn example of a Fata Morgana mirage in the Straits of Messina; this complex mirage gives the appearance of objects floating or of being part underwater, part in air
Mariner, Ice all AroundThe ship sails into the icy waters near the South Pole accompanied by the albatross: The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around