In todays modern society we are overrun with alleged paranormal evidence. With the help of cheap or even free phone apps most of us can create a half interesting fake photo of a ufo, ghost, or other.
However, photos taken before manipulation and editing were mainstream seem to offer more credibility in what they show. Let's take a look at a few examples.
The Brown Lady- Taken in 1936 by some photographers from Country Life magazine. Moving around the 17th century Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, and at one point photographer Captain Hubert Provand was preparing to take a picture of the grand staircase on the premises when an assistant saw a ghostly figure come gliding down the stairs. Interestingly, the hall is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman named Lady Dorothy Townshend who died here of small pox in 1726, and it is believed that this could be an actual photo of her spirit. The photo has been proven to be untampered.
An interesting photo from the 1920's shows what could possibly be the spirits of two sailors lost at sea. The tale of two seamen named James Courtney and Michael Meehan, who served as crew members aboard the S.S. Watertown. In December of 1924 they tragically died while cleaning a cargo tank, when there was a gas leak and they were overcome by the lethal fumes.
The men were given an honorable burial at sea. However, withing the following days man crew as well as the Captain reported seeing ghostly images of the men around the ship and in the waves below, which is where the image was captured. Is this the faces of the two men floating in the waves, or simply us seeing something that is not really there. This photo was also deemed untampered.
This photo from the amityville horror house has proven very interesting. he photo below was allegedly taken inside the Amityville house in 1976. It has become one of the most famous paranormal photos of all time. It features what appears to be a young boy with white eyes who is peaking out of a doorway. George Lutz revealed the Amityville ghost boy photo on the Merv Griffin show back in 1979, three years after it was taken.
Allegedly taken during an investigation with the warrens by photographer gene Campbell. This photo has sparked some debate. It is not thought to be tampered with, but the legitimacy of the figure in the photo has been questioned.
The next famous and unsettling photo taken at the Church of Christ the Consoler, on the grounds of Newby Hall in North Yorkshire, England. In 1963, a Rev. KF Lord was visiting the church and took a picture that turned out to hold a rather haunting figure in it when exposed. The picture itself was of an altar, and in the picture a towering spectral robed figure can be seen lurking off to the side, with some sort of mask or shroud over its face.
i would suspect the mask may actually be a plague mask, one of the elongated hooked masks. This final photo is hotly debated as it looks too staged. There are again, plenty of modern photos that are obviously fake, but clearly these historical photos are another story. Hoaxes certainly exist and forgaries of all kinds have been created throughout history, just look at the doctors photo of Nessie. The fact that so many of these photos are still debated or are suspected to be authentic lends some creedence to the authenticity of paranormal happenings, and is a good sign for the field of study.