Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

My friend and supporter, Professor James Norwood, who is also a senior member of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, sent me this photograph of Mary Todd Lincoln, which was taken several years after Lincoln's death.

As Professor Norwood explains: 

"Mary Todd Lincoln attended seances after her husband's death, hoping to commune with his spirit.  The photo depicts the "ghost" of Lincoln tapping his spouse on the shoulder.   The photographer was William Mumler, who specialized in this kind of paranormal photography, and the photo was taken around 1869, four years after Lincoln's death."

"There were those who originally believed that the photo was a genuine depiction of Honest Abe returning from the dead to comfort his wife.  Mary Todd Lincoln herself was a true believer.  Of course, Mumler was using trick photography to superimpose the ethereal image of Lincoln onto the genuine photo of Mary."

"I applaud your efforts in a thoughtful examination of the photographic evidence in the JFK case, approaching each image with care and seeking to identify the context of each and every photo."

Thank you, James. This example shows that implanting figures into photographs was something they could do even in 1869. Mumler went with a ghost-like figure of Lincoln because of the effect he was seeking. But, I presume he could just as easily have implanted a more substantial image. 

James also cited some current examples of photographic analysis that he considers spurious, but I won't cite them because they do not concern the JFK assassination. But, I agree that caution is necessary.  And, I can honestly say that concerning my analysis of Lovelady being artificially placed into the Squad room, I am 100% certain about it. Would I bet my life on it? Yes, I would.