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  Alleged haunted house. The Great Amherst Mystery. Scan

  Hereward Carrington, Personal Experiences in Spiritualism (1913) ·from The Great Amherst Mystery: The Esther Cox Poltergeist (1878)
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  Amherst mural commemorating the case, from Esther Fest coverage Scan

  Superstitious Times ·from The Great Amherst Mystery: The Esther Cox Poltergeist (1878)
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  Generic witch-hunt illustration used as editorial art; not the Verzegnis event Scan

  from The Possessed Women of Verzegnis (le indemoniate), Carnia, 1878-1879 (1878)
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  Unlabelled illustration placed beside the City of Baltimore passage; subject unconfirmed. Scan

  Frontiers of Zoology ·from Major H. W. J. Senior's sea serpent from the SS City of Baltimore, Gulf of Aden, 1879 (1879)
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  The 'Sea Serpent' as seen from the 'City of Baltimore'. Period engraving reproduced from The Graphic. Scan

  Henry Lee, Sea Monsters Unmasked (1883), Fig. 21 ·from Major H. W. J. Senior's sea serpent from the SS City of Baltimore, Gulf of Aden, 1879 (1879)
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  The Sea-Serpent, as seen by Major Senior of the City of Baltimore. The same engraving, copied from Lee. Scan

  A. C. Oudemans, The Great Sea-Serpent (1892), Fig. 46 ·from Major H. W. J. Senior's sea serpent from the SS City of Baltimore, Gulf of Aden, 1879 (1879)
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  Engraving after Captain Davison's sketch of the sea serpent and the whale, published in The Graphic, 19 July 1879 Scan

  The Graphic, 1879, via Futility Closet ·from The Kiushiu Maru sea serpent gripping a whale off Cape Satano (1879)
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  Photograph taken in 1880 showing pilgrims gathered at the gable where the apparition was seen Scan

  Knock Shrine ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  Pilgrims praying at the apparition gable of Knock church in 1880, with crutches left at the wall Scan

  Wynne Photographic Collection (Thomas J. Wynne) ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  Witness Mary Byrne in 1935 Scan

  Knock Museum Collection ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  Four illustrations captioned 'The alleged apparitions at Knock' from The Graphic, July 17, 1880 Scan

  Mayo Library ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  The apparition gable at Knock Scan

  Knock Shrine ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  Archdeacon Bartholomew Cavanagh, parish priest of Knock Scan

  Knock Shrine ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  Handwritten testimony of witness Judy Campbell Scan

  Knock Museum Collection ·from The Knock Apparition (1879)
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  The bridge of the Man-Monkey, a modern photograph of Bridge 39 Scan

  Nick Redfern blog; photographer not given ·from The Man-Monkey of Bridge 39 (1879)
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  Illustrative monkey image accompanying a 2008 blog post on the Man-Monkey Scan

  Man-Beast UK blog; no credit given ·from The Man-Monkey of Bridge 39 (1879)
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  Illustration of the haunted cottage near Chard where an elderly man was murdered, probably a period newspaper engraving Scan

  Findmypast (unconfirmed) ·from The haunted Churchill cottage at Knowle St Giles, near Chard (1879) (1879)
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  A Coney Island pier in the 1880s Scan

  Westland ·from "An Aerial Mystery": The Winged Man over Coney Island (1880)
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  Thomas De Witt Talmage, c. 1870 Scan

  Photographer unknown; source Dalebooks ·from "An Aerial Mystery": The Winged Man over Coney Island (1880)
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  The New York Times item "An Aerial Mystery," 12 September 1880 Scan

  The New York Times archive ·from "An Aerial Mystery": The Winged Man over Coney Island (1880)

  AN AERIAL MYSTERY. One day last week a marvelous apparition was seen near Coney Island. At the height of at least a thousand feet in the air a strange object was in the act of flying toward the New-Jersey coast. It was apparently a man with bat's wings and improved frog's legs. The face of the man c…

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  Dreamland postcard, Coney Island (from a later period) Scan

  Brooklyn Atlantic ·from "An Aerial Mystery": The Winged Man over Coney Island (1880)
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  Maine fisherman S. W. Hanna's sketch of the 'sea serpent' he spotted off New Harbor suggests the specimen was actually an oarfish. Scan

  S. W. Hanna, 1880, via Hakai Magazine ·from S. W. Hanna's "Young Sea-Serpent" in the Nets at New Harbor, Maine (1880)
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  Scan of the Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission page with Hanna's drawing. Scan

  Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, scanned by Ron Huber ·from S. W. Hanna's "Young Sea-Serpent" in the Nets at New Harbor, Maine (1880)
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  Header image for Part 1 of the blog series; content unverified Scan

  from The Coker Hill Knocking Ghost (1880)
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  A magpie, illustration for Part 2; not from the event Scan

  from The Coker Hill Knocking Ghost (1880)
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  Melting wax, illustration for Part 4; not from the event Scan

  from The Coker Hill Knocking Ghost (1880)
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  A magic lantern, illustration for Part 3; not from the event Scan

  from The Coker Hill Knocking Ghost (1880)
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  Albert Pinkham Ryder, The Flying Dutchman, about 1887. A painting of the legend, not of the 1881 sighting. Scan

  Albert Pinkham Ryder, Smithsonian American Art Museum ·from The Flying Dutchman Seen by Prince George, Later George V (1881) (1881)
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  The Times, 9 August 1879, report of the shooting of the Rev. James Yates Rooker by Charles Hartland Scan

  sedgleymanor.com ·from The Lower Gornal Churchyard Ghost Scare, 1881 (1881)

  ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Yesterday morning a desperate attempt was made on the life of the Rev. J. Y. Rooker, vicar of Lower Gornal, near Wolverhampton. It appears that some two years since a man, Charles Hartland, who occupies a respectable position and is a quarry-master, was sent to goal for a disgustin…

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  Illustration of Lower Gornal from the strangehistory.net post Scan

  from The Lower Gornal Churchyard Ghost Scare, 1881 (1881)
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  Naturalist H.J. McCooey Scan

  from Henry James McCooey's "Australian Ape" between Batemans Bay and Ulladulla (1882)
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  Garden Reach, the house or site of the Cheltenham haunting Scan

  Higgypop ·from The Cheltenham Ghost: the Woman in Black of Garden Reach (the Morton Case) (1882)
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  The house on Pittville Circus Road, Cheltenham Scan

  Psi Encyclopedia (Society for Psychical Research) ·from The Cheltenham Ghost: the Woman in Black of Garden Reach (the Morton Case) (1882)
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  Modern illustration of the Crosswick Monster Scan

  from The Crosswick Monster, Warren County, Ohio (1882) (1882)
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  Artist's depiction of the Crosswick Snake Monster Scan

  from The Crosswick Monster, Warren County, Ohio (1882) (1882)
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  Illustration of a lake serpent accompanying a blog post on the Rock Lake and Red Cedar Lake monsters Scan

  from The Rock Lake Serpent, the "Rock Lake Terror" of Lake Mills, Wisconsin (1882)
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  Nanabozho in the flood Scan

  Wikimedia Commons ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Modern view of Lake Mendota from Picnic Point Scan

  Nicolás Boullosa (Flickr) ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Ho-Chunk waterspirit pictograph by Little Hill Scan

  hotcakencyclopedia.com ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Pickerel Billy with a Display of Pickerels Scan

  Wisconsin Historical Society; Stanley Charles Hanks ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Nanabozho pictograph, Mazinaw Rock Scan

  D. Gordon E. Robertson, via Wikimedia Commons ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Joseph Rusling Meeker's painting of Lake Mendota Scan

  Joseph Rusling Meeker, via Wikimedia Commons ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Photograph of Billy Dunn Scan

  The Capital Times ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  Illustration of Billy Dunn fighting the snake, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 1892 Scan

  Chicago Tribune, via Driftless Times Media ·from Billy Dunn and the Lake Mendota sea serpent (1883)
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  The old chapel of Ta' Pinu Scan

  Ta' Pinu National Shrine ·from Our Lady of Ta' Pinu: the voice heard by Karmni Grima (1883)
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  Portrait of Karmni Grima Scan

  Ta' Pinu National Shrine ·from Our Lady of Ta' Pinu: the voice heard by Karmni Grima (1883)
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  Portrait of Franġisk Portelli, the second witness Scan

  Ta' Pinu National Shrine ·from Our Lady of Ta' Pinu: the voice heard by Karmni Grima (1883)
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  Portrait of Karmni Grima, the primary witness Scan

  Unknown author; holy picture distributed by Ta' Pinu Sanctuary ·from Our Lady of Ta' Pinu: the voice heard by Karmni Grima (1883)
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  Vintage motorboat on Lake Champlain Scan

  LakeChamplainRegion.com ·from Sheriff Nathan H. Mooney's Lake Champlain Water Serpent (Champ), 1883 (1883)
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  Champ sign Scan

  WAMC ·from Sheriff Nathan H. Mooney's Lake Champlain Water Serpent (Champ), 1883 (1883)

  LEGENDARY LAKE MONSTER LIVES HERE. OVER 300 SIGHTINGS REPORTED SINCE 1819. UP TO 200 FEET LONG. NYS LAW PROTECTS THIS REGIONAL ICON. NEW YORK FOLKLORE WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019 55…