Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1865, Abraham Lincoln went to Ford's Theater, and we all know how badly that ended. But five years later, William Mumler "photographed" the spirit of Honest Abe comforting his widow Mary Todd Lincoln. Here's the story of Mumler and his very controversial "spirit photography." Plus: how one of the survivors of the Titanic disaster (today in 1912) ended up having a very surprising and successful career in sports.  When a 19th-Century ‘Spirit Photographer’ Claimed to Capture Ghosts Through His Lens (History.com) The Titanic survivor who won Olympic gold at Paris 1924 (Olympics.com) Our Patreon backers add all the spirit into this show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support