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

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

via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1902, [Self-portrait of Robert Boursnell surrounded by spirits], Robert Boursnell via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1902, [Self-portrait of Robert Boursnell surrounded by spirits], Robert Boursnell

via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1860’s, [carte de visite spirit portrait with Harry Gordon, first American medium credited with levitation], William Mumler via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1860’s, [carte de visite spirit portrait with Harry Gordon, first American medium credited with levitation], William Mumler

via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1861, “John J. Glover”, William Mumler via the J. Paul Getty Museum

ca. 1861, “John J. Glover”, William Mumler

via the J. Paul Getty Museum

ca. 1861, “Mrs. Tinkman”, William Mumler via the J. Paul Getty Museum

ca. 1861, “Mrs. Tinkman”, William Mumler

via the J. Paul Getty Museum

ca. 1870-1910, [carte de visite photograph of a gentleman surrounded by variety of spirits; among them George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Queen Victoria, Benjamin Franklin, etc.], John Hollowell via Stacey Graham, Blogspot

ca. 1870-1910, [carte de visite photograph of a gentleman surrounded by variety of spirits; among them George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Queen Victoria, Benjamin Franklin, etc.], John Hollowell

via Stacey Graham, Blogspot

ca. 1873, [portrait of Pierre-Gattan Leymarie, editor of La Revue Spirite, with a friend & the spirit of Edouard Poiret], Edouard Buguet via Gargantuan Sound, Flickr

ca. 1873, [portrait of Pierre-Gattan Leymarie, editor of La Revue Spirite, with a friend & the spirit of Edouard Poiret], Edouard Buguet

via Gargantuan Sound, Flickr

ca. 1860’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman and a child spirit] via Jack and Beverly’s Spirit Photographs

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

via Jack and Beverly’s Spirit Photographs

ca. 1895-96, [portrait of spiritualist J. H. Evans with a spirit child], Robert Boursnell via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1895-96, [portrait of spiritualist J. H. Evans with a spirit child], Robert Boursnell

via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1900, [portrait of a gentleman with a spirit] via the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museums on Flickr

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

via the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museums on Flickr

ca. 1875, [carte de visite portrait of a gentleman with a spirit over his shoulder], William Mumler via Piedmont Fossil, 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. 1869, [spirit photograph], Bon-ton

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

ca. 1865, [Woman’s spirit behind table with photograph] via the George Eastman House Collection on Flickr

ca. 1865, [Woman’s spirit behind table with photograph]

via the George Eastman House Collection on Flickr

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. 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

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

via Jack and Beverly’s Spirit Photography Collection

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This blog is a collection of photographs and ephemera focused mainly within the curious and often misunderstood realm of 19th century America. I have a soft spot for all things silly, antiquated, macabre, and grotesque. The content is from a variety of collections; public, academic, and private. In addition, there's an occasional emphasis on Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War, as well.

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