Could these be old spirit or angel images?
During the mid-1800's through the early 1900's, spiritualism rose to prominence and so did photography that claimed to have captured angels, guides, spirits of relatives and other paranormal phenomena. The following examples of spirit and angel imagery are quite interesting and certainly inspiring! Are relatives from the past with us in spirit, angels watching over us and observing our lives? A big thanks to the National Media Museum!
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The presence of spirit in this photograph could be signs of an angel, some believe.
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The spirit of three individuals ascend above those seated, like angels in their midst. They are likely loved ones.
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Another misty, smoke-like phantom face appears this time in front of the ladies.
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More spectres revealing themselves from within a spirit cloud.
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The spirit face of a man was purported to have appeared in front of the woman.
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The next series of photos reveals spirit people with head coverings, almost angel-like.
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A hand reaches up in spirit from under the seance table!
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The man who lies in the coffin appears via spirit with the grieving family.
Old Spirit and Angel Photo Notes
The last two spirit, angel pictures in our photo gallery are interesting because they depict different scenes. The first reveals a hand emanating from a fog below a seance table. The second to the right captures a time of mourning with the spirit apparition of the man lying below.
The similarities between the spirits in all of these photos are interesting to us. Did talented, old-time photographers create these images through trickery? Be sure to visit Spirit Photography to learn more about these craftsmen, such as William Mumler.