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Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
Release Date:January 5, 2025
Running Time:Running time TBD
Genres:Crime, Documentary
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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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