Ghostly fakery in the 19th century

Just in time for Halloween comes a collection of spooky photos from beyond the grave. Well, not exactly. They're blatant fakes. But folks didn't know that when they first came out in the 19th century. And, even now, the collection of creepy pics from photographer/huckster William Hope is well worth a look. http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20101028/od_yblog_newsroom/in-photos-ghostly-fakery-before-there-was-photoshop Those are really cool! Similar to the William Mumler photos, but these are cooler IMO

What a trip... Those are really well done fakes. No wonder so many people believed in supernatural things back then.

Here's a great collection of "spirit photography" from the American Museum of Photography.

This thread worth signing on to just for a look at Persia's avatar. (I think that's a reincarnation of one of my former felines.) LOL Those pics are actually pretty creepy, I've seen worse fakes fool people today.

I personally think that these photos were very well done considering the technology of the time. I've seen worse fakes done with Photoshop in this day and age.