Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

Name: Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
Director: Hamilton Young Ward
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2025-01-05
Cast: Hamilton Young Ward, Mark Osterman, Crista Cloutier, Felicity T.C. Hamer, Leslie Young-Ward

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Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

1869: William H Mumler stood trial for fraud in New York for claiming to photograph spirits of customers' deceased loved ones. Mumler walked free as experts of the day could not figure his methods. Was he a fraud? Or could he truly photograph the dead?

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Self

Hamilton Young Ward

Self - Historian

Mark Osterman

Self - Mumler Biographer

Crista Cloutier

Self - Historian

Felicity T.C. Hamer

Self - Grief and Loss Expert

Leslie Young-Ward