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We take a closer look at the Science Museum Group’s collection of 20th century “spirit photographs”, taken by William Hope, the fraudulent spiritualist who claimed he could capture the image of ghosts on camera
William Hope (1863 – 8 March 1933) was a pioneer of so-called "spirit photography". Based in Crewe, England, he was a member of the well known spiritualists group, the Crewe Circle. He died in Salford hospital on 8 March 1933.
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Oct 30, 2013 · In the U.K., in the aftermath of the first Great War, the spirit photographer William Hope would develop a following for his work that included Arthur Conan Doyle.
Oct 11, 2012 · In the early 1900s, there was a photographer in England who claimed he could communicate with the dead — and he could prove it: Spirits would actually appear in front of the camera for William...
Oct 27, 2016 · The photo was taken by William Hope, a paranormal investigator who was popular for his spirit photography in England. His photos of supposed ghosts were later proved to be fake -- the result of...
Sep 30, 2014 · William Hope's life’s work first materialized in 1905, when he claims he captured the wispy image of a spirit in a portrait shot in his hometown of Crewe, England. Whether or not Hope saw a ghost that day was irrelevant; what Hope actually saw was dollar signs.
Sep 17, 2010 · Earliest-known paranormal photographer William Hope had a knack for capturing the essence of spirits on film in the early 1900s. It’s too bad he was a fraud. In 1905, Hope took his first...
