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Source:Chéroux, Clement, et al. The Perfect Medium.New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005.
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William Mumler, c.1870-1875
p. 26, F ig. 3a, William Mumler, Mary T odd Lincoln with the spirit of her husband, P res ident Abraham Lincoln, 1870-1875; F ig. 3b, William Mumler, Master Herrod with the S pirits of E urope, Africa, and America, 1870-1872.
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p. 28, Fig. 4, William Mumler, Master Herrod and his double, c. 1870.
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p. 34, Fig. 4, Frederick Hudson, Alfred Russel Wallace with the spirit of his mother, 1874.
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p. 57, Fig. 15i, Édouard Isidore Buguet, Mr.Dessenon recognizes his wife, 1873-1875.
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p. 38, Fig. 7a, Reeves, Album page with four spirit photographs, 1872.
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E. I. BUGUET1873-1875
p. 56, Fig. 15a-f, ÉdouardIsidore Buguet, Nine spirit photographs, 1873-1875.
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E.I.BUGUET
After his trial for fraud
Jokey spirit photos
p. 58, Fig. 16, Édouard IsidoreBuguet, Antispirit photograph: “Mysterious communications. Complete illusion.” 1875.
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p. 59, Fig. 17b, Édouard IsidoreBuguet, Skull of Altotas and his representative, 1875.
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E. THIEBAULT
PARODY SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPH
1863
p. 61, Fig. 19, Eugène Thiébault, Publicity photograph: Henri Robin and a specter, 1863.
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Spirit Materialization:The Ghost of Katie King, 1874
p. 170, Fig. 76, William Crookes, a. Portrait of Katie King; b. William Crookes and Katie King, 1874.
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Séance, 1898, Pariswith famous medium, Eusepia Palladino
p. 239, Fig. 107, H. Mairet, Séance with Eusapia Palladinoat the home of Camille Flammarion, Rue Cassini, 1898.
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20th CENTURYSPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS
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Materialization of a young woman
1909
p. 209, Fig. 90, Enrico Imoda, Materializationof a young woman produced by the medium Linda Gazzera, 1909.
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ECTOPLASM
1913
p. 201, Fig. 86b, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing, The medium Stanislawa P: emission and resorption of an ectoplasmic substance through the mouth, 1913.
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France 1920
MEDIUMDEMATERIALIZING
p. 68, Fig. 24, Anonymous, Partial dematerialization of the medium Marguerite Beuttinger, c. 1920.
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1921
p. 78, Fig. 27a, StaveleyBulford, Miss Evans with a spirit emanation, 1921.
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p. 83, Fig. 28, Ada Emma Deane, Four pages from two albums of spirit photographs, 1920-1923.
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CLOSE-UP OF PHOTOGRAPH
by MRS. DEANE, 1920-1923
p. 83, Fig. 28, Ada Emma Deane, Four pages from two albums of spirit photographs, 1920-1923.
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Spirit Photographs in Color, c. 1920
Mrs. Deane
p. 77, Fig. 3, Ada Emma Deane, Spirit photographs in color, c. 1920.
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Medium
With materialization
1923
p. 203, Fig. 87b, Anonymous, The medium Ferihummer with a materialization, 1923.
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The Cottingley Fairies1917-1920
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p. 96, Fig. 37, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, Frances and the fairies, 1917.
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p. 99, Fig. 38c, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, Frances and the leaping fairy, 1920.
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p. 96, Fig. 38a, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, A fairy offering Elsie a bunch of harebells, 1920.
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“Margery” or Mina Crandon
p. 218, Fig. 2, Anonymous, Walter’s hand materialized by the medium Margery, 1925.Image removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see Chéroux, Clement, et al. ThePerfect Medium. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005.
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p. 223, Fig. 97, Gerke, Ectoplasm emitted from the medium Margery’s nose, 1925.Image removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see Chéroux, Clement, et al. The Perfect Medium. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005.
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Images and text removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see Fig. 1, 3, and 5 in Houdini, Harry. “Margery”the Medium Exposed. New York, NY: Adams Press, 1924.
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p. 245, Fig. 111b, Sven Türck, Levitation of a chair, 1940-1945.Image removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see Chéroux, Clement, et al. The Perfect Medium. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005.
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