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Dangers of Hypnosis

By Kimberly | 5 May 2017

The last post on memento mori photography was pretty dark, so here is the brighter counterpart!

When hypnosis became popular, Victorians were eager to try it but they also saw the humorous potential. These images, circa 1900, warned of the dangers of hypnotism!

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