The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographersDoyle, Arthur Conan
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The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographers
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Spirit photography; Spiritualism
Since the above was written I have been favoured with further excellent
personal proof. On October 7th, 1922, I secured at Crewe several fine
photographs of my father. The best were secured on plates exposed in
a camera brought by one of three friends who accompanied me. He is an
experienced and critical photographer, and was responsible for the whole
of the photographic operations. Reference to Figure 31 will show that the
psychic face has moved and appears in no less than six different places.
This face is very similar to the Deane photo (Figure 30), but by no means
absolutely identical.
The next chapter contains a series of abbreviated accounts and reports
by investigators in every station of life. For the purpose of this book
they are confined to accounts connected with the Crewe Circle. In my
capacity of Hon. Secretary to the S.S.S.P. it is my privilege to receive
these documents in ever-increasing numbers. I imagine that the most
hardened sceptic, occupying a similar position for a few months, would be
convinced of the reality of psychic photography by this evidence alone.
Knowing it to be true, I look forward with confidence to that day, not
far distant, when all this talk of fake and fraud shall be no more and
when the psychologist and scientist shall combine the investigation of
this vital problem.
CHAPTER IX
CONCLUSIVE PROOF FROM MANY SOURCES
This concluding chapter contains a number of plain, straight statements
from those possessing first-hand knowledge of the Crewe Circle. Such
positive and definite evidence is of far more value from an evidential
and scientific standpoint than the mere opinions of those who have never
investigated. Owing to the exigencies of space it has been necessary to
abbreviate most of these accounts and also to omit many others, equally
convincing. For evidential reasons each report or contribution contains
the full name and address of the communicator.
* * * * *
The Evidence of GEORGE H. LETHEM, ESQ., JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR THE
COUNTY OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW
I first heard of the Crewe Circle in the autumn of 1918. At that time I
was editor of the _Daily Record_, Glasgow, and had made the acquaintance
of Mr. Peter Galloway, President of the Glasgow Association of
Spiritualists, through an article on spiritualism which he contributed to
that paper.
Mr. Galloway told me that the Crewe Circle were coming to Glasgow, and he
invited me to attend their first sitting. This I agreed to do; I bought
a packet of quarter-plates at a City shop, took note of the wrapper
markings and kept the packet safe, with the cover unbroken.
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