Historical Indulgences

ca. 1902, [Cabinet Card of Cabinet Card Surrounded by Spirits], Robert Boursnell

via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1880, [Tintype portrait of a man super-imposed on a cartoon of a hunting scene], Golder and Robinson

via the International Center for Photography, America and the Tintype Collection

ca. 1880’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman, his head super imposed on a hand painted building]

via the San Francisco Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1909, “Feeding Time”, William H. Martin

via the George Eastman House Collection on Flickr, Animals set

ca. 1870, “Three by Four”, [Photomontage of Wilhelm I, Napoleon III, and Bismarck], Franz Unterberger

via the Penn State Special Collections on Flickr, Henisch Collection

ca. 1860’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman and a child spirit]

via Jack and Beverly’s Spirit Photographs

ca. 1865, [double portrait of a gentleman playing chess with himself]

via the George Eastman House Collection on Flickr, Donald Weber Collection

ca. 1900, [portrait of a gentleman with a spirit]

via the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museums on Flickr

ca. 1900, [composite portrait of a woman holding her own head]

via JbPics’ Photostream on Flickr

ca. 1875, [carte de visite portrait of a gentleman with a spirit over his shoulder], William Mumler

via Piedmont Fossil, Flickr

ca. 1869, [spirit photograph], Bon-ton

via The American Tintype, Floyd and Marion Rinhart and Robert W. Wagner

ca. 1894, “Lenhart Photographing Himself”, Thomas Lenhart

via the American Museum of Photography, Seeing Double Gallery

ca. 1895-96, “Spirit of a lady unknown curiously robed in flowers. Empyreal [sic] light on the sitter.” , Richard Boursnell and J. Evans Sterling

via Luminous Lint, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim: Be-Hold

ca. 1875, “Test Spirit Photograph”, Jay J. Hartman

via Jack and Beverly’s Spirit Photography Collection