Occult Literature
Emma Hardinge Britten: Claimed Spirit Portrait
A veiled female figure faces forward against a dark rectangular field, with pale drapery spreading around the head and shoulders. The caption identifies the spirit of Emma Hardinge Britten and says that the photograph was made in 1902. Lobb publishes the image in Talks with the Dead as evidence of spiritual survival. Its subject and date are recorded as the book presents them, without treating the supernatural claim as established.
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Photographer not identified. "Emma Hardinge Britten: Claimed Spirit Portrait" [editorial title]. In Talks with the Dead, John Lobb. New edition, revised and enlarged, 1907, John Lobb. Source scan leaf 46. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0042
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The source presents these images as spirit photography. Their historical reproduction does not verify the supernatural claims.
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Photographer not identified. Emma Hardinge Britten: Claimed Spirit Portrait. Talks with the Dead. Scan leaf 46. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0042