Child "spirit" with photograph and figurine on table, taken between 1862 - 1875. Albumen silver print created by William H. Mumler (American, 1832 - 1884); Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Spirit photography was believed to capture images of ghosts and other spiritual entities. It was especially popular in the 19th century, first used by William H. Mumler in the 1860s.

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Child "Ghost," c. 1862

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