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Seance, LeipzigSpiritualism comes to Germany - a table-lifting seance at Leipzig in the early days
Mediumship / SeanceRaphael N Hutter attends a seance with an unnamed French medium
Rev Francis Ward Monck and William Oxley, spiritualistsRev Francis Ward Monck (right, c. 1842-?)) and William Oxley (1823-1905), spiritualists. Oxley was a Methodist, Swedenborgian, spiritualist and writer based in Manchester
Houdini / DavenportHarry Houdini at the grave of William Davenport, American stage magician who with his brother Ira deceived many with their supposed spirit seances
Flower ApportsSupernormal flowers which were apported during a seance with the medium Miss X (the one standing)
WALTER T STINSONMina Crandon's dead brother Walter Stinson, who ostensibly gave strong evidence for his survival after death during his sister's seances
Spirits materialise at a seance organised by Achille Borgnis ; they are illuminated by luminous plaques Date: circa 1920
CRANDON SEANCEA scene at one of Margerys seances : ectoplasm is emerging from somewhere, to the amazement of all those present Date: circa 1925
MEDIUM / MILLERCHARLES VICTOR MILLER American medium who held dramatic seances in Paris : materialisation of a figure Date: 1908
Scottish medium Helen Duncan during seancesPhotographs of Scottish medium Helen Duncan during seances. Photograph of Duncans spirit guide Peggy. (Copyright: W.M.Scott, Dundee)
Paranormal: William S. Marriott fake seance with flying banjoA banjo floats mysteriously in the air at one of William S. Marriotts fake seances, thanks to a hook in the curtain, manipulated by the medium. Date: 1910
Dr Slade the spirit mediumThe trial of Henry Slade, the medium who was said to communicate with spirits by a slate board. Top sketch shows Mr G. Leis, counsel for the Prosecution and bottom image shows Professor E
Seance on StageA stage seance - scene from a French play Spiritisme Date: 1897
Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulated spirit formThe British magician William S. Marriotts simulated spirit form, which was identified as a departed loved one by many who attended his fake s顮 ces. Date: 1910
Thomas Blyton, researcher into spiritualismThomas Blyton, spiritualist, secretary of the Dalston Association of Enquirers into Spiritualism. He hosted seances by Florence Cook in the early 1870s
Dr Slade: spirit writing trialSketches of the trial of Henry Slade, showing Slade in the centre. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave seances from his lodgings in
Dr Slades spirit writing trailA message from the spirits: a sketch of a slate showing a message from Dr Slades deceased wife. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave
Poster: Davenport SeanceA poster giving the synopsis of an evening of entertainment including two demonstration seances by Ira Davenport & Fay who pretended to be spirit mediums but used stage tricks
Davenport Leaflet RussiaA handbill for seances in Russia by brothers William and Ira Davenport who pretended to be spirit mediums but were actually clever stage magicians
Seance, New YorkSeance at New York with an unnamed medium : though all hold hands, a phantom guitar floats above their heads !
Philip GroupTHE PHILIP GROUP A Toronto-based group create an imaginary sitter, Philip, who seems to communicate as effectively as any real spirit from the other world
Seance in a GarretA spirit seance in a garret on a winter evening in Germany
SEANCE 1850SA spirit seance during the early years of spiritualism