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100 1 _aPatrick, C. Vincent
245 1 4 _aThe Case Against Spirit Photographs
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-02-09
508 _aProduced by deaurider, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Case Against Spirit Photographs" by C. Vincent Patrick and W. Whately Smith is a critical examination of spirit photography, written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the widely popular claims surrounding these photographs, challenging their validity and exploring potential methods of fraud. The authors aim to present a thorough analysis of the historical context, fraudulent techniques used, and the psychology of belief surrounding spirit photographs. The opening of the text introduces the subject of spirit photography, highlighting the ongoing public fascination and the significant claims made by spiritualists regarding evidence of life after death. W. Whately Smith articulates that while photographs may seem to offer objective proof, the possibility of deception is ever-present, especially in poorly controlled environments such as photographic séances. The section sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of the historical cases, fraudulent methods, and personal experiences that lead to skepticism about spirit photography, suggesting that the authors will seek to dismantle claims surrounding its authenticity throughout the remainder of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSpiritualism
653 _aParapsychology
653 _aSpirit photography
700 1 _aSmith, W. Whately
_q(Walter Whately),
_d1892-1947
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61352
999 _c102178
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