The 19th-Century Spirit Photography Grift

Caitlin Doughty: Ghost for Hire Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath Learn more about Jolene’s work: Jolenelupo.com Stay updated on any classes or events with Jolene! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jolenelupo/ Learn more about Penumbra Foundation: https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penumbrafoundation/ Vox Darkroom also did a great video on spirit photography, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsx6xqi0vzU&t=1s *$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation: https://bit.ly/3iaz9jN The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak This video was greatly informed by the book "The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost" by Peter Manseau. Thank you Mr. Manseau, for your insightful, exhaustive research as well as your engaging storytelling. Another invaluable resource was the book “The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer” by Louis Kaplan. Thank you Mr. Kaplan, for so artfully gathering such a wealth of Mumler documentation. ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Manseau, Peter The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. New York, 2017. Kaplan, Louis The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer University of Minnesota Press, 2008. “But it looks so real! The parallel rise of photography and Spiritualism” https://www.artstor.org/2016/10/20/but-it-looks-so-real-the-parallel-rise-of-photography-and-spiritualism/ “Alexander Gardner Saw Himself as an Artist, Crafting the Image of War in All Its Brutality” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/alexander-gardner-saw-himself-artist-crafting-image-war-all-its-brutality-180956852/ “Spirit Photography Captured Love, Loss and Longing” https://theconversation.com/spirit-photography-captured-love-loss-and-longing-169239 “When Cameras Took Pictures of Ghosts” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/when-cameras-took-pictures-of-ghosts/281010/ “A History of Photographing Ghosts” https://hyperallergic.com/332625/with-you-always-a-history-of-photographing-ghosts/