Photos that capture the American supernatural spirit
This collection of vintage photographs captures the cultural fascination with the paranormal and the occult in 20th-century America, frequently featuring mediums and the use of purported supernatural phenomena.
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Woman Medium During Seance
Woman medium with “ectoplasm” hanging from her ear and five other people holding hands around table during seance.
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The Medium Margery
The Medium Margery, Mina Crandon, with Harry Houdini, J. Malcom Bird, and O.D. Munn, members of the committee which investigated her Boston seances.
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Woman Medium with Two Men
Woman medium with ectoplasm all over her face, holding hands with two men and others at table during a seance.
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Seance with Five People Around Table
Seance with five people around table, four of them looking upward, and one man holding guitar and tambourine on pole.
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Raising The Dead
An illustration of a seance.
A Medium During A Seance
Seance with man holding pair of shoes over head of woman, who is seated at table
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