![]() ![]() Check out our online shop.Įpisode transcripts are posted on our website. These spooky images depict living sitters with their ghostly friends. In the mid-nineteenth century, William Mumler purported to be able to produce 'spirit pictures' without trickery. ![]() Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.Īrtwork by Julienne Alexander. The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: /CriminalShow. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Louis Kaplan’s book is The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer. The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer Louis Kaplan University of Minnesota Press, 2008 - History - 264 pages 1 Review Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks. ![]() Mumler began to host portrait sessions in his studio, for a hefty fee. Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, visited Mumler to have her portrait taken with the hope of contacting her late son. He said he was alone in the photography studio, but as the photograph developed he saw something very strange-the image of someone else, sitting beside him. Mumler’s “spirit photograph” was championed by advocates of Spiritualism, who saw it as evidence that the living could communicate with the dead. He said he was alone in the photography studio, but as the photograph developed he saw something very strangethe image of someone else, sitting beside him. One Sunday afternoon, a man named William Mumler decided to take a self portrait. One Sunday afternoon, a man named William Mumler decided to take a self portrait. ![]()
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