Occult Literature
John Lobb and the Claimed Spirit of His Sister Louisa
John Lobb sits in profile, his hand against his cheek, looking towards a faint female face in the upper darkness. The caption identifies the second form as his sister Louisa and dates the photograph to June 1906. The arrangement makes his attentive gaze a central part of the picture. The identity and materialisation belong to Lobb’s interpretation of the image.
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Photographer not identified. "John Lobb and the Claimed Spirit of His Sister Louisa" [editorial title]. In Talks with the Dead, John Lobb. New edition, revised and enlarged, 1907, John Lobb. Source scan leaf 58. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0054
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The source presents these images as spirit photography. Their historical reproduction does not verify the supernatural claims.
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Photographer not identified. John Lobb and the Claimed Spirit of His Sister Louisa. Talks with the Dead. Scan leaf 58. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0054