spirit photography

"In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized Americas imagination. A 'spirit photographer,' William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1918, Elsie Wright and her cousin Frances Griffith photographed fairies in their garden, in the small village of Cottingley, Yorkshire. Without expecting it, many people paid attention-- including renowned writer and spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is the story . . . of the true events that led to the Cottingley Fairies becoming a international phenomenon"--Provided by publisher.

"In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized Americas imagination. A 'spirit photographer,' William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling"--Provided by publisher.

Contains photographs that are said to contain true images of ghostly figures, strange lights and apparitions, simulacra, and other paranormal phenomena, each with descriptive text.