Spirit photography was all the rage in the 19th century.  Long before Photoshop, photographers would use double exposures as a way to add ghosts to their pictures.  Some of these photographers were honest about their technique and David Brewster even wrote a book about how to add a ghost to a picture.  Others, like William Hope and William H. Mumler, made a fortune by conning the bereaved and promising to prove that the spirits of their loved ones were still with them.

Here are some spirit photographs from the 19th century:

David Brewster

Haunted Lane by Melander and Brother

Mary and Abraham Lincoln by William H. Mumler

William H, Mumler

William H. Mumler

William Hope

William Hope

By William Hope

by William Hope

By Edward Wylie

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