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The second photograph is one of Lady Glenconner and her son,--a faint, whitish mist appearing over (or on) her…

Date of account: Published 1921
Source: The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal
Reference: The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal · selected passage 139
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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The second photograph is one of Lady Glenconner and her son,--a faint, whitish mist appearing over (or on) her left shoulder

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The second photograph is one of Lady Glenconner and her son,--a faint, whitish mist appearing over (or on) her left shoulder. This is interesting for the reason that, some time before this picture was taken, a "spirit" had announced through another medium in London that _he would appear in one of Hope's photographs and place his hand on her left shoulder_. Within the whitish mist-like mass, a hand and arm are clearly distinguishable, upon close examination. (Fig. 5.) In photograph number 6 (with a different sitter) the _double_ impression of a face is clearly seen, almost obliterating the face of the sitter. These faces appear _sideways_, and represent a woman's face,--wearing glasses! This same woman's face appears in the next picture (No. 7) no less than three times; the uppermost face is the clearest, the one to the right next best, while the lowermost "face" is little more than a misty impression,--in which, however, the eyes are quite clear.

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