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Psychical Collection (page 2)

Background imagePsychical Collection: Nandor Fodor

Nandor Fodor
NANDOR FODOR Hungarian psychologist, psychical researcher and author Date: 1895 - 1964

Background imagePsychical Collection: Faked Spirit photographs

Faked Spirit photographs
From: Report of an Investigation into Spirit Photography, Fred Barlow and Major -Rose, Society for Psychical Research, 1933: Faked Spirit photographs showing methods used

Background imagePsychical Collection: Spirit head above Gentlemen

Spirit head above Gentlemen
From: Report of an Investigation into Spirit Photography, Fred Barlow and Major -Rose, Society for Psychical Research, 1933: Enlarged Spirit head above Gentlemen

Background imagePsychical Collection: Spirit head in shroud or mist

Spirit head in shroud or mist
From: Report of an Investigation into Spirit Photography, Fred Barlow and Major -Rose, Society for Psychical Research, 1933: Spirit head in shroud or mist, apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre

Background imagePsychical Collection: Floating Veiled Spirit

Floating Veiled Spirit
From: Report of an Investigation into Spirit Photography, Fred Barlow and Major W. Rampling-Rose, Society for Psychical Research, 1933: Floating Veiled Spirit, apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre

Background imagePsychical Collection: Edward C Pickering, astronomer, psychical researcher

Edward C Pickering, astronomer, psychical researcher
Edward Charles Pickering (1846-1919), American astronomer, physicist and psychical researcher. He was a founding member of the American Society for Psychical Research. Date: 19th century

Background imagePsychical Collection: Edward T Bennett, spiritualist and author

Edward T Bennett, spiritualist and author
Edward T Bennett, spiritualist, psychical researcher and author. Date: circa 1874

Background imagePsychical Collection: Colin Brookes-Smith table tilting research

Colin Brookes-Smith table tilting research
Colin Brookes-Smiths table designed for the detection of UMA (unconscious muscular action) in table tilting. The table surface has been removed to reveal the mechanisms underneath

Background imagePsychical Collection: Cuttens photography apparatus

Cuttens photography apparatus
John Cuttens apparatus for automatically photographing any unusual incident. Date: 20th century

Background imagePsychical Collection: Cuttens pendulum recorder for psychical research

Cuttens pendulum recorder for psychical research
John Cuttens pendulum recorder (general view above, close-up below), for use in psychical research. This electronic device detects the movements of a pendulum which are recorded on the chart

Background imagePsychical Collection: Dame Edith Lyttelton, writer, campaigner and spiritualist

Dame Edith Lyttelton, writer, campaigner and spiritualist
Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton (nee Balfour, 1865-1948), writer, administrator, campaigner and spiritualist. She served as President of the Society for Psychical Research (1933-34)

Background imagePsychical Collection: William Rushton, physiologist and psychical researcher

William Rushton, physiologist and psychical researcher
William A H Rushton (1901-1980), physiologist and psychical researcher. He was based at Cambridge University and later at Florida State University, Department of Psychology

Background imagePsychical Collection: R George Medhurst, psychical researcher

R George Medhurst, psychical researcher
R George Medhurst (d. 1971), psychical researcher and writer, member of the Society for Psychical Research. Date: 20th century

Background imagePsychical Collection: Joseph Maxwell, French psychical researcher

Joseph Maxwell, French psychical researcher
Joseph Maxwell (1858-1938), French psychical researcher, lawyer, physician and author. Date: circa early 20th century

Background imagePsychical Collection: Alan O Gauld, psychologist and parapsychologist

Alan O Gauld, psychologist and parapsychologist
Alan O Gauld (b. 1932), British lecturer (now retired) in psychology, author, parapsychologist and Council member of the Society for Psychical Research. Date: 20th century

Background imagePsychical Collection: Oliver Lodge

Oliver Lodge
SIR OLIVER LODGE scientist and psychical researcher Date: 1851 - 1940

Background imagePsychical Collection: Henry Steel Olcott - 4

Henry Steel Olcott - 4
HENRY STEEL OLCOTT American co-founder, with Blavatsky and Judge, of the Theosophical Society : occultist and psychical researcher. In 1906. Date: 1832 - 1907

Background imagePsychical Collection: Henry Steel Olcott - 3

Henry Steel Olcott - 3
HENRY STEEL OLCOTT American co-founder, with Blavatsky and Judge, of the Theosophical Society : occultist and psychical researcher. Photo 1891. Date: 1832 - 1907

Background imagePsychical Collection: The Interrupted Seance by Arthur Watts

The Interrupted Seance by Arthur Watts
Complete demoralisation of psychical research party on arrival of a real ghost. Humorous illustration by Arthur Watts poking fun at the growth of interest in the existence (or not)

Background imagePsychical Collection: Pencil sketch of a phantom Egyptian

Pencil sketch of a phantom Egyptian
Undated photograph of pencil sketch of a phantom, supposed to be an ancient Egyptian, drawn from life by the Austrian medium Maria Silbert during its materialisation which occurred at a s顮 ce

Background imagePsychical Collection: Undated automatic photograph of a handkerchief leaving a tab

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

Background imagePsychical Collection: Photograph of the infra-red cage at the National Laborator

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

Background imagePsychical Collection: Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic ha

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

Background imagePsychical Collection: Dr Eugene Osty

Dr Eugene Osty - French investigator of psychical phenomena, director of the Institut Metapsychique in Paris. HPG/1/13/2 (ii)

Background imagePsychical Collection: Workshop - National Laboratory of Psychical Research

Workshop - National Laboratory of Psychical Research
Undated photograph of workshop in the laboratory of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research where instruments were constructed and kept in repair. HPG/1/2/1 (iii)

Background imagePsychical Collection: Thermograph chart

Thermograph chart showing fall of temperature inside cabinet at sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, possibly with Rudi Schneider, dated 17 April 1929. HPG/8/5/6

Background imagePsychical Collection: Professor Christian Winther of Copenhagen University

Professor Christian Winther of Copenhagen University - Danish psychical researcher, associated with the Anna Rasmussen case. HPG/1/7/19 (v)

Background imagePsychical Collection: Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a san

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

Background imagePsychical Collection: Dingwall Portrait

Dingwall Portrait
Dr Eric John Dingwall Psychical researcher

Background imagePsychical Collection: Harry Price Smoking

Harry Price Smoking
Psychical researcher and author, who used his knowledge of stage magic to expose phoney mediums, poltergeists and other scams

Background imagePsychical Collection: Ghost Detection Kit

Ghost Detection Kit
Ghost detection equipment designed and built by John Cutten : wind vane - Solenoid - Cameras - Thermostat - Tape recorder - Photo-electric cell - microphone

Background imagePsychical Collection: Stephan Ossowiecki

Stephan Ossowiecki
STEPHAN OSSOWIECKI Polish engineer and clairvoyant, photographed with his wife at the 1923 International Congress for Psychical Research at Warsaw

Background imagePsychical Collection: Christian Winther

Christian Winther
The Danish Professor Christian Winther, who undertook psychical research in the 1920s

Background imagePsychical Collection: Klinckowstroem

Klinckowstroem
GRAF CARL VON KLINCKOWSTROEM German research scientist and psychical researcher

Background imagePsychical Collection: Alb. Schrenck-Notzing

Alb. Schrenck-Notzing
Baron ALBRECHT SCHRENCK- NOTZING - German physician and psychical researcher involved in many classic cases : photograped with Eric Dingwall outside his home in Munchen

Background imagePsychical Collection: Wilhelm Wrchorzschy

Wilhelm Wrchorzschy
Austrian Wilhelm Wrchorzschy, delegate, photographed at the Third International Congress of Psychical Research, held in Paris in 1927

Background imagePsychical Collection: Rene Sudre - 2

Rene Sudre - 2
RENE SUDRE French scientific writer and psychical researcher, author of the excellent Introduction a la metapsychique humaine

Background imagePsychical Collection: Rene Sudre - 1

Rene Sudre - 1
RENE SUDRE French scientific writer and psychical researcher, author of the excellent Introduction a la metapsychique humaine

Background imagePsychical Collection: Christian Winther 3

Christian Winther 3
CHRISTIAN WINTHER Danish psychical researcher, associated with the Rasmussen case

Background imagePsychical Collection: Eugene Osty - 2

Eugene Osty - 2
French investigator of psychical phenomena, director of the Institut Metapsychique in Paris

Background imagePsychical Collection: Price and Winther

Price and Winther
Harry Price with Danidh researcher Christian Winther at the International Congress of Psychical Research, Paris 1927

Background imagePsychical Collection: Sir William Barrett

Sir William Barrett
Distinguished investigator of psychical phenomena and other anomalies such as dowsing : a founder member of the Society for Psychical Research

Background imagePsychical Collection: Delegates Paris 1927

Delegates Paris 1927
Delegates at the 3rd International Congress of psychical research at Paris, Rudolf Lambert from Stuttgart and count Perovsky-Petrovo- Solovovo

Background imagePsychical Collection: Richet and Driesch

Richet and Driesch
Charles Richet, President, at the Third International Congress of Psychical Research, held in Paris in 1927, with Hans Driesch and an unknown woman

Background imagePsychical Collection: Richet at Paris 1927

Richet at Paris 1927
Charles Richet, President, at the Third International Congress of Psychical Research, held in Paris in 1927, with a group of delegates

Background imagePsychical Collection: 3rd International Paris

3rd International Paris
Richet (centre) and colleagues at the third International Congress of Psychical Research, held at Paris

Background imagePsychical Collection: Madame Olivia Medium

Madame Olivia Medium
Portrait of Madame Olivia - South American psychical medium

Background imagePsychical Collection: Harry Price Speaks

Harry Price Speaks
Harry Price addresses guests at the Ghost Club dinner



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