Investigation Collection

Histological Diagram of a Mammalian Retina
RAMON Y CAJAL, Santiago (1852-1934). Spanish doctor and histologist, Nobel Prize in 1906. Histological diagram of a mammalian retina. Original drawing by Ramon y Cajal

Cid Officers as Dockers
C.I.D officers cunningly disguised as dockers during investigations into drug smugglers at Limehouse Docks, London. One man (r) has a hook for a hand!

The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952
A page from the Illustrated London News, detailing the Eastcastle Street Robbery of 1952, when a Post Office van was hijacked and its contents, 200, 000 in soiled notes, were stolen

Hall at Borley Rectory
Undated photograph of the hall at Borley Rectory, into which many things were thrown from above. HPG/1/3/4 (iv)

Helen Duncan - Ectoplasm & Teleplasmic hand
Piece of card showing two undated photographs of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance, producing " ectoplasm" and a " hand"

The Blue Room at Borley Rectory
Undated photograph of the Blue Room at Borley Rectory, where many manifestations took place. HPG/1/3/4 (vii)

Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation
A very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers. The aircraft was part of the TOP SECRET Project Magnet - a UFO Investigation run by

Helen Duncan showing ectoplasm
Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan showing " ectoplasm" bunched around Duncans mouth and twisted into a tail between her legs. HPG/1/4/2 (iv)

The Golden Bough
The GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance

Boy dragging coal wagon with harness and chain in mine
A boy with a harness and chain between his legs drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

Undated, sepia photograph of Borley Rectory from the front. HPG/1/3/3 (vii)

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

Melville Macnaghten
Sir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper

View from within Borley summerhouse
Undated photograph of the view from within Borley summerhouse. HPG/1/3/3 (xii)

Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931

Photographs of Eleonore Zugun and investigation with her at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research (September-October 1926)

A desperate character. A woman detective pupil at the Baker Street school for lady sleuths, run by Mr Kersey, in disguise as a man puts the finishing touches to her character in order to further a

Roger Casement Iln Import 21 Dec 07 July 20th
roger, casement, iln, import, 21, dec, 07, july, 20th, 1912, human, rights, activist, photographed, senor, juan, tizon, peruvian, amazon, company, hanged, 1916, involvement, irish, nationalist

Arcos House, Moorgate Street, London, offices of Soviet Trading Delegation after a police raid. 1929

An air crash investigator at work in an indoor location with pieces of wreckage from a plane crash set out on the floor. Date: 1960s

Woman tecs of Baker Street: a college for feminine undergraduates of crime investigation run by Mr Kersey for lady sleuths. Date: 1927

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885a'1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College
Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885-1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the octane rating to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II

A tuberculosis patient being given a direct blood transfusion from a goat, at Dr Simon Bernheims clinic. France, ca. 1891. Engraving

Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio (1745-1827). Italian physicist known for the invention of the battery in the 1800s. Oil

Andrea Vesalio. De humani corporis fabrica
Vesalius, Andreas (1514-1564). Brabantian anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica. Oil

Helen Duncan emitting ectoplasm from her mouth
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan emitting " ectoplasm" from her mouth, containing magazine cut-out head, during sance, May 1931. HPG/1/4/2 (i)"

Photograph of Borley Rectory taken from Borley Church tower, dated 1937. HPG/1/3/3 (vi)

Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with ectoplasm
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931. HPG/1/4/2 (x)"

French transfiguration medium Eugenie Picquart
Photograph of the French " transfiguration" medium Eugenie Picquart at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, in a trance during experiments, 1928. HPG/1/7/17 (ii)"

Project Blue Book
Hector Quintanilla with other members of the staff of the United States Air Forces Project Blue Book

Divers repairing the bottom of a ship at anchor wearing John Bethells patent diving dresses. Day & Haghe Lithographers to the Queen. S. Bendixen Lith. Date: 1838

Atlanta Microscope. Hartnack Berlin, 1922. Deutches Technikmuseum. Berlin. Germany

Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms
History of medicine. Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms. 18th century

PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Vaccination of sheep against ant
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and bacteriologist. Vaccination of sheep against anthrax. Agerville (France), 1884. Engraving

A R G OWEN
Alan Robert George Owen Mathematician and psychical researcher, associated with poltergeist investigation and the Philip experiments Date: 1919 -

Alan and Iris Owen, psychical researchers
Alan Robert George Owen (1919-2003), mathematician, psychical researcher and author, associated with poltergeist investigation and the Philip experiments (Toronto)

GLC-LFB Fire Investigation Unit
Fire investigation teams were introduced to enhance the fire investigation capability of the Brigade. These units were watch related and placed strategically across London

A sance with Willi Schneider
Undated flashlight photograph taken during a sance with Willi Schneider in his home town of Braunau, Austria, showing a white cloth " phantom" pinned to a curtain by means of a safety pin

Helen Duncan during a sance showing ectoplasm
Double photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance showing " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and reaching down to the floor, May 1931

The grave of Rev. Henry Foyster Bull
Photograph of the grave of Rev. Henry Foyster Bull, taken 3 March 1947. HPG/1/3/6 (v)

Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan, blindfolded during a sance, with her head covered with ectoplasm reaching down to floor. The photograph is annotated to show fraudulence

Fate Magazine cover, Bridey Murphy in Ireland
Cover of Fate Magazine, depicting Bridey Murphy (alias Ruth Simmons, alias Virginia Tighe) -- the subject of a reincarnation experience visiting Ireland, home of the supposed Bridey Murphy

Divers building a pier or jetty wearing John Bethells patent diving dresses. Day & Haghe Lithographers to the Queen. S. Bendixen Lith. 1838

Divers boring and blasting rocks wearing John Bethells patent diving dresses. Day & Haghe Lithographers to the Queen. S. Bendixen Lith. Date: 1838

Bethells driving dress
Men working on a Wreck wearing John Bethells Patent Diving Dress Patent. Day & Haghe Lithographers to the Queen. S. Bendixen Lith. Date: 1838

Are You The Man? by Frank Price, first produced at the Opera House, Buxton, March 1909. A New Drama of Romance and Mystery. Showing a pointing policeman (sergeant). Date: 1909

The Twelve Spies sent to explore Canaan
The Twelve Spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan - Numbers 13. circa 1690

Adams Universal Microscope - made by George Adams Snr. about 1755 for King George III, while he was still Prince of Wales

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