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[Psychic Photographs] Psychic Photographs by Dr Baraduc

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  • Description

    9 images of mist-like forms/photographs relating to various aspects of the soul/personal spiritual experiences. Photographs taken by Hippolyte Baraduc, 19th Century French physician and parapsychologist.

  • Other Id

    236002 (Presto content ID)

    PH-1984-1-LS78-3-127 (Reference Number)

    112 (Photographer's number)

  • Department

    Photography

Images and documents

Images

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    photograph

  • Name/Title
    [Psychic Photographs] Psychic Photographs by Dr Baraduc
  • Primary Maker

     Dr Hippolyte Baraduc

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Wragge, Clement Lindley, 1852-1922, copyist
  • Date
    1890-1922
  • Physical Description

    74mmx53mm(image)

    83mmx83mm(support)

  • Collection
    Clement Lindley Wragge
  • Level of Current Record
    Grandchild
  • Is Part Of

    C. L. Wragge Lantern Slides

  • Media/Materials

    glass/inorganic material

  • Technique

    Gelatin silver transparency

    Glass plate transparency

    Transparency

    Photographic techniques

  • Subject Category

    Psychical research

    Spiritualism

    Bible and spiritualism/Library of Congress subject headings

    Prayers

    Soul

    Parapsychology

    Science--History--19th century

    Religion and science

  • Public Access Text

    RECTO

    Handwritten in blue ink on left side of plate ' R

    aux'

    Handwritten in black ink on bottom ridge of plate '112 F'

    Handwritten on plate 'Psychic Photographs by Dr Baraduc'

    Printed underneath top left image 'AN INVOCATION, A STRANGE APPARITION FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD.'

    Printed underneath top middle image 'A PRAYER PHOTOGRAPHED, THE SPIRITUAL EIGHT IN ECSTATIC SUPPLICATION'

    Printed underneath top right image 'A GOOD THOUGHT CAUGHT IN THE ACT BY DR BARADUCS APPARATUS'

    Printed underneath middle left image 'A COLUMN OF PRAYER ASCENDING FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER, PARIS.

    Printed underneath middle image 'A CATARACT OF CURATIVE FORCE AT LOURDES DURING A MIRACLE.'

    Printed underneath middle right image 'A WHIRLWIND OF ETHER, SAD AND VIOLENT THOUGHTS AS THEY APPEAR TO THE CAMERA.

    Printed underneath lower left image 'A NIGHTMARE PHOTOGRAPHED'

    Printed underneath lower middle image 'THE BEAUTIFUL FORM OF A BENEDICTION'

    Printed underneath lower right image '[THE..illegible]

    [Keywords: Psychical research, Spiritualism, Bible and spiritualism, Prayers, Soul, Parapsychology, Science--History--19th century, Religion and science, Hippolyte Baraduc, Baraduc, Ectoplasm, Spiritualist]

  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Credit Line
    Transferred from Wragge family papers. [Ref. MS-1213]
  • Last Update
    11 May 2023

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