What if we told you the first ghost photos were an accident?
In the mid-1800s, early cameras took 30 seconds to take a picture – so anyone who wandered in the frame of a picture showed up as a transparent spooky figure. And of course, Victorian photographers took the chance to have fun and be creative:
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Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills
In the mid-19th century, photographs with ghostlike figures became collectible amusements thanks to the invention of the stereoscope – a device that created three-dimensional optical illusions.The Conversation
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