Victorian ghost photography

In the early 1860s, an American photographer named William Mumler developed some self-portraits, and was shocked to see a ghostly female figure ...

Victorian Ghosts by BlackMart

We’re willing to bet that most of what people know about séances comes from movies like Drag Me to Hell and Paranormal Activity, but séances rarely (if ever) ...

Ever since technology has allowed people to capture pictures, photographers have been using photo-editing techniques to trick people. One of the most fascinating early examples is spirit photography. William Hope (c) National Media Museum Spirit photography was a trend in which a photographer e

Wearing widow's weeds and holding photograph of their loved ones, photos show Victorians in mourning as part of a trend that saw them pictured in the throes of their grief.

Victorianchronicles on Instagram: "🔸Victorian Spirit portrait of a young couple, taken c.1898. Spirit photography is a type of photography whose primary attempt is to capture images of ghosts and other spiritual entities, especially in ghost hunting and has a strong history dating back to the late 19th century. Like this photo, many, if not all, were fake. Src: Prismatic Pictures / Bridgeman Images. #victorianchaps #halloween🎃 #retro #spirit #ghost #fake #goodolddays #history #oldphoto…