This Day In Spiritualist History

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.

On October 5, 1861, in a photographic studio at 258 Washington Street in Boston, William Mumler created the first spirit photograph. According to the popular retelling, Mr. Mumler was developing some experimental self-portraits that he had taken when he discovered that an image of a ghostly young woman appeared in one of them. Mr. Mumler reported later that he recognized the image as a cousin who had passed away 12 years earlier. This date marks the beginning of spirit photography, a practice whose rise in popularity corresponded with the early days of Spiritualism.