An albumen silver print, dated 1874 to 1875, from a series of seance photographs taken for the physicist and chemist William Crookes, who investigated the medium Florence Cook and the figure calling herself Katie King, said to materialize at Cook's seances. This print shows the materialized figure together with Dr. James Manby Gully, one of the sitters present. Held today by Harvard Art Museums.
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MediumAlbumen silver print, 1874-1875, Harvard Art Museums 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Florence Cook directly: "Crookes, who investigated the medium Florence Cook and the figure calling herself Katie King, said to materialize at Cook's seances."
Source Photograph of the Materialized Spirit, Katie King, Harvard Art Museums
This source names William Crookes directly: "taken for the physicist and chemist William Crookes, who investigated the medium Florence Cook and the figure calling herself Katie King, said to materialize at Cook's seances."
Source Photograph of the Materialized Spirit, Katie King, Harvard Art Museums
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Source Photograph of the Materialized Spirit, Katie King, Harvard Art Museums
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Harvard Art Museums' own title for this photograph names Katie King outright as the materialized spirit photographed.
Source Photograph of the Materialized Spirit, Katie King, Harvard Art Museums
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1. Photograph of the Materialized Spirit, Katie King, Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums- Harvard Art Museums 2010.56
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An albumen silver print, dated 1874 to 1875, from a series of seance photographs taken for the physicist and chemist William Crookes, who investigated the medium Florence Cook and the figure calling herself Katie King, said to materialize at Cook's seances.
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