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Spirit Photographs by William Hope
Chris Wild
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‘These photographs were taken by a controversial medium called William Hope (1863-1933), exposed as a fraudster in 1922. Many of Hope’s most ardent supporters spoke out on his behalf, the most famous being Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Hope continued to practice’

- National Media Museum

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    8 Comments on Spirit Photographs by William Hope

    1. Emily

      Haha! It does look like Bush!

      Today they look ridiculous but I’m sure at the time it was pretty scary for some people.

      Reply
    2. angel

      the first one looks kinda real. like from a now a days horror movie where they find the pic in the attic/basement.

      Reply

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