William Mumler’s self Portrait – 1860s

William Mumler was a spirit photographer from New York, and he’s generally credited with taking the first “ghost” photo. This self-portrait from the 1860’s supposedly also contains a dead relative. This first one was accidental when he double exposed a negative, but he turned it into a lucrative business of public portraits with the ghosts of loved ones in them. He was soon revealed to be a fraud, but if you didn’t know any better, you’d say this is legit.