New Jersey Stage Issue 60 | Page 116

Summerland SHARE BUTTON “It is my belief that the spirit of man is eternal, and free to com- municate with the living,” claimed photographer William H. Mum- ler (1832-1884).  He also claimed he could take pictures of ghosts with his camera. Mary Todd Lin- NJ STAGE - ISSUE 60 coln was among the many who flocked to his studio to have pic- tures taken just to see who would be in the photo. Mumler’s photo of Mrs. Lincoln shows the ghost of her husband standing above her, his hand on her shoulder. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 116