The Bangs Sisters and Henry Jestram: Chicago Photographer Driven Insane by Séances?

In this episode, a bit of fascinating and bizarre photography
history. Was Chicago photographer Henry Jestram driven to the
insane asylum and his death because of séances performed by
notorious spiritualist swindlers the Bangs Sisters?





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Sources and Links


Baltimore Magazine. “Not Dead Yet.”


Hornellsville Weekly Tribune. “The Bangs Sisters: The Two
Bouncing Mediums of the City of Chicago.” Hornellsville, New
York. Friday, April 20th, 1888. Pg. 1.


Washington Post. “Chicago’s Bogus
Spiritualists”. Washington, D.C. April 17, 1888. p. 6.


Wikipedia. “The Bangs Sisters.”


Wikipedia. “Spiritualism.”