Occult Literature
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Claimed Spirit Portrait
A pale face appears within draped fabric against a dark background. The caption names Mrs Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, giving her birth as 1812 and death as 1896. Lobb includes the image among the spirit portraits in Talks with the Dead. The photograph is part of the book’s attempt to recognise deceased public figures, rather than a documented portrait sitting with the author.
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Photographer not identified. "Harriet Beecher Stowe: Claimed Spirit Portrait" [editorial title]. In Talks with the Dead, John Lobb. New edition, revised and enlarged, 1907, John Lobb. Source scan leaf 68. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0064
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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. Harriet Beecher Stowe: Claimed Spirit Portrait. Talks with the Dead. Scan leaf 68. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0064