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This has been translated from Brazilian Portuguese the best I can. It will have to gone over again.

The following pages will be a little slow as they contain a lot of photographs.

Below you will see the photos and reports of an experiment carried out in the 20s of last century where a group of researchers spiritualists maintained contact for several months with Spirits and its embodiments in addition to his work in liquid paraffin.

All this work was documented in the book "The Work of the Dead" with the first edition in 1921 by the Brazilian Spiritist Federation

The photos will appear on the following excerpt from the 1st edition of "The Work of the Dead" by Nelson Faria - published by the Brazilian Spiritist Federation - Year: 1921 (see cover below). The texts are taken from the 5th edition of the same publisher

We consider that the photos are scanned copies faithful to the 1st edition of book published in 1921. As described in the book itself, the photos were taken at the beginning of the twentieth century - a time when possible assemblies and / or fraud using the photo was very unlikely.

The text in blue italics are not part of the book. Comments are entered by the Fraternity Spiritist Group of Sister Clotilde. Just the desire to release these photos to research and studies on the materialization of spirits and objects, we make them available on the intenet, with some extracts from his own work cited above. We strongly suggest reading the complete "The Work of the Dead. It is available in the bookstore of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation.

1921 Against original cover of the 1st edition - 1921

Most of the photos published in "The Work of the Dead" were obtained by Maestro Ettore Bosio (Plate 2) in the family home Prado (Plate 1). Precisely in order to provide total reliability and credibility to the phenomenon, the sessions were - large audience is present (Plate 7).  The following is an excerpt from page. 25.

Eminent composer, his temperament and his shy away from the glories of copyright, it was reserved, judging by the beginning of his artistic career, the success of their youth work. One of his most cherished operas, while still young, "The Duke of Viseu," libretto by Pacheco Neto, won applause from the teachers, the friendliness of the critics, the consecration of audiences.
Talk to us unsuspected testimony:

On 22 June 1895, Carlos Gomes, the national immortal maestro, wrote to businessman F. Brito, do Rio,  telling him "The Duke of Viseu "(...)

Srta. From left to right: 1) Miss Antonina Prado (Medium ); 2) Euripides Prado, 3) Mrs. Prado (a Medium); 4) Alice Prado (the Medium), 5) Eratosthenes Prado.

MAESTRO ETTORE BOSIO

The following is an excerpt from pg. 36. 36.
 "The John" - was called in his latest incarnation Felismino Rebelo de Carvalho, disembodied twenty years ago. He was the uncle of the Medium and had the youthful character, from time to time betrays in its manifestations. It is also a proven principle in Spiritism: death, simply return to normal life, which is the Spirit, he improved only by one, the intellectual and moral dead. What happens is, alone, is that being free of influence from the yoke of the matter, the soul perceives better, and better understand the various problems of life, eternal and progressive development of human beings within the creation.

The following is an excerpt from page. 38, comparing the photo when the Spirit of "John" was embodied and disembodied.
To the right put your picture when red (Plate 3), and together, on the left, in the same Spirit (Plate 4). It is remarkable clarity and sharpness of the picture, the "pose" solemn, the cloak room, extending his left arm barely visible holding a part of your spiritual clothing. At the top of the head there is a fluid arc and back panels are also animistic, involving it. Only a small difference between the two portraits is that the spiritual has the mustache a little more visible.

Plate 3 Photo of John, when alive

Plate 4 A photograph of the Spirit

"Anita" - Shortly after the materialization of John, one night, unexpectedly discovered the psychic's office girl. Who would? He named Anita, saying she had been florist in your last incarnation. He devoted himself especially to the works of paraffin, concocting wonderful flowers perfect. Soon it was our family, and often dropped between our your hand soft and delicate (Plate 5).

The following is an excerpt from page. 46.

A sailor - After the appearance of Anita, came a spirit dressed in sailor and that, first, won the sympathy of the assistants for their joviality (Plate 6)

The Spirit who has been nicknamed the "seaman" plea when he appeared first on the night of June 24, 1920, in a meeting held p.m. the presence of more than 70 people at the residence of Mr. Prado Euripides, husband of the Medium

Plate 5 The photograph of the Spirit of Anita

Plate 6 The photograph of the Sailor's Spirit

The following is an excerpt from page. 64.

On June 24 Anversario celebrating the start of the experiences of John, Mr. Euripides Prado decided to make one session. Before large audience, estimated at 80 people, there were several phenomena with absolute clarity. (Plate 7)

The following refers to communication between the Maestro Ettore Bosio with the author of the book, Mr. Nogueira de Faria. (extracted from page. 79)
From as did the first experiments in photography, gives us the information itself maestro Ettore Bosio in the following lines:
"Dear friend Dr. Nogueira de Faria.
Regards.
In response to your letter asking me about the photographic works made by me on various spiritual manifestations at Mr. Prado Euripedes, I am pleased to transmit to you the following news:
After seeing three times at the residence of Mr. Prado Euripides, the sessions of materialization phenomena in March 1920, reminded him of the opportunity to photograph the Spirits when materialized. My proposal was abruptly dismissed, arguing that Mr. Prado had done with Mr. Peter Baptist identical experience, who had completely negative results. I pondered this fact was no reason to give up on the way, and pledge to make prior testing my home to study the matter and determine the precise dosage of magnesium and barely needed to avoid excess of light, medium and detrimental to the fair impressionability of the plate. Fortunately my memory was accepted.
In my office I study those experiences, turning it into "studio" photography. After a month, I have set the exact amount of magnesium in 25 centigrams and still not satisfied with these experiences, I wanted to do further testing in the catheterization of the materialization with Mr. Prado, so that this scaling was not equal to my office.

One day in April 1920, at 16 hours, I focused the camera on a particular item on the porch of the residence of Mr. Prado, where one of us should sit, doing "the role of the Spirit." I put the shelf for magnesium under the balloon, hold and secure the roof, to receive the smoke, thus hurt the workers and tarnish the environment. Everything ready, I asked Mr. Prado who would pose. "My daughter Antonina" - replied, solicitous. This, in turn, recalled being more convenient to own medium, to feel the impression of light magnesium. I accept this latter suggestion, indeed more reasonable, Mrs. Prado (the medium) was placed in the appropriate place.
Were taken following three plates, just in time for changes to the chassis and the new dose of the explosive.
When we took the third plate, Mrs. Prado, staggering, terrified and trembling, was assisted by her husband, sitting in one of the chairs closer. Then said, felt just before the explosion, landing softly on his left shoulder, a kind of hand, this impression that it was completely unknown, the first time, in waking, felt the touch of an invisible being.
The dosage of gunpowder for the three plates was as follows: 25, 20 and 15 centigrams, the last of which was insufficient, producing low print, as shown by the photograph with (Plate 8-B).

Plate 8 and 8-A

Plate 8-B

Our great surprise and immense joy! All plates contained manifestations of the phenomenon of spirit, observing the left side of the figure, the third, a tiny hand, tiny even on the chest near the shoulder.
Encouraged by the success first, two days later in the evening, we did other studies, these being crowned the best success. Thereafter, we made the official record, as is described.
Needless to tell you of our joy, almost childlike, these early successes, we were far from thinking of the troubles that soon awaited us.

The following considerations are told Mr. Nogueira de Faria (page 85)

Noting that the first three photos: Plate 8-A, B and C, note that Ms. Prado presents the first, a kind of glove in his right hand in the second, a sort of bag black velvet on the left hand, and finally, in the hand, small and open, to which the conductor Bosio.
An almost-anything that was worth everything to the experimenters who, incidentally, this session now expect nothing more.
In the second series, we see that the phenomenon progresses.
First, the chair, which was completely naked, it appears hidden from the left edge of the mirror covered by a cloth, and second, there is a wide range of overlapping the dress of the medium and falling to the side, in the third, the same age, the sharper, because the Medium is standing, and finally, on Wednesday, emerging from black cloth, fastened to the wall, a beautiful head of a child and a kind of white cloth involving part of the chair (plate 9 and 9 -A).

Plate 9

Plate 9-A

Certainly no probative value have these experiences, made, as they were, in absolute privacy. Served only to strengthen the experimenters, who had firm conviction of the phenomenon undoubtedly passed only between them and family members.

Although obtained so out of control because in absolute intimacy, there was no reason to hide the narration of such facts, and soon, although no news in the press, they were in the public domain.
Then someone remembered the "official record" referred to in the Maestro Bosio. Consulted, the Spirit has asserted the right of it, asking only the most accurate control. It seems they foresaw the fuss that that photo would raise.
Was then seated for the meeting on May 15, 1920.
To get an idea of the accuracy of this session, just read the insuspeitíssimo testimony of the two major daily morning newspapers of Bethlehem, following the publication of cliches.

Capital. The photo, which we reproduce below, reveals an interesting phenomenon spirit, manifested in the night of the 17th instant, at the residence of Euripides Mr. Prado, a bookkeeper of the firm Albuquerque & Co., of this city, and very worthy gentleman in this Capital.
Because there's been reported by the confreres of the "Jornal da Tarde", the residence of Mr. Prado has been several of these phenomena, which have assisted people in our concept of the social environment, including several doctors, judges, journalists, lawyers, etc..
Attracted by these events, the conductor Ettore Bosio is an excellent amateur photographer, decided to take a cliche of the Spirit manifested, for this we performed an experiment.
Studying the process that could ensure greater success in the work of conductor Bosio, this, to give a character of absolute authenticity proof that would hold, invited the Honorable Senator Virgil de Mendonca, Dr. Antonio Chermont, director of the State of Para and Joao Alfredo Mendonca, Secretary of "Sheet", to control their signatures with the photographic plates that would serve the interesting experience.
In fact, on the afternoon of 17th of this meeting these gentlemen in the "Photo Center", owned by Professor Jose Girard, the street May 13, in which they acquired the plates, then authenticated the same with their signatures in the presence of photographers Girard and Armando Jose Mendonca.
Signed plates and loaded the "chassis", this was only sealed and delivered in the evening, the conductor Bosio, the residence of Mr. Euripides Prado, where, at 8 am, and others, were present the Honorable. Senator Virgil de Mendonca, Dr. Nogueira de Faria, 1 mayor Apolinario Moreira, Dr. Feliciano Mendonca, pharmacist Pedro Batista, broker and wife Pedro Bastos, Joao Alfredo de Mendonca, etc..
Made preparations, the conductor Ettore Bosio, light magnesium, because the work needed to be in the darkness, grabbed a plate, which, when processed, reported the presence of a foreign assistance.
It should be underlined that the plaque was unveiled a few moments after the explosion of magnesium, was the conductor Bosio assisted in this work by a photographer's "studio" Girard.
Print the photo, with general surprise to everyone and unspeakable emotion of Euripides Mr. Prado said that the figure pictured reproduced the features of Mr. Joaquim Prado, father of the gentleman, who died years ago. (Plate 10)

In the photograph reproduced and that is a true copy of the cliché of the conductor Bosio, it becomes glued to the white wall next to you and Mr. Euripides, which is the Medium, a human figure, wrapped in a black tunic, devising it you just the face.
The fact that a closed positive proof of communication of the inhabitants of addition, deeply impressed him so much how many attended, who did not haggled his congratulations to the conductor Bosio, the splendid success of their interesting experience, which was first held in Belem.

The so-called Spirit phenomena some fifty-odd years that came to occur simultaneously, one can say, in all parts of the globe.
Hence his faction to take the third as a revelation.
In the United States, drew the attention of men of recognized moral and scientific responsibility, as, among others, the famous Judge Edmonds.
Emerged in Europe and Latin names of responsibility as William Crookes, Alexandre Aksakof, Lombroso and many others no less distinguished, who surrendered to the study of these phenomena, following a rigorous method of scientific experimentation.
They are known for the Mrs. Esperance sessions, in which, among numerous Spirits materialize to Iolanda, also operates the materialization of vagetos in the sight surprises some of the most highly educated scientists from Europe, which include the great Alexandre Aksakof, that it refers in his monumental work - "Animism and Spiritism", in which vast controversy, supporting the thesis of Spiritualists, rejects with extreme detail and great powers of logic, theories of the German scholar Hartmann, on the matter.
Aksakof theoretically studied Spiritualism for 15 years and, practically, for 20, to produce, after the work to which we refer.
No sound less famous sessions proceeded for three consecutive years, the great English scientist Sir William Crookes, who, with the help of the medium Florence Cook, studied the phenomenon of materialization of Spirit Kate King, an Indian lady that materialized, was able to live with the family of renowned British scholar for the space of several weeks, materializing and dematerialized consecutively.
So interested phenomena such scientific centers, which today can be said: the literature of Spiritualism, mostly signed by great names of world fame, is one of the largest, and there are countless companies and research centers scientific to be a highly accurate observation of facts.
In France, England, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia and North America was also founded companies psychic studies, composed of the most notable names in the fields of experimental science, to study these facts.
In Capital, the well-known trader Euripides Prado began studies of this nature, the home of his residence, accompanied by honest people.
Once achieved the first positive manifestations, S. Marino invited several prominent personalities in this city, to assist in its activities, which are unanimous in confirming the reality of the observed facts.
At these sessions, as we know, have been observed phenomena of materialization clear, with voice output, transportation, and others less important, which shows the high degree of transcendence that have reached these phenomena.
The photo that we print is a clear plate, in which they appear in the light of magnesium, a trance medium and a ghost of a man, tell us that the faithful reproduction of the parent of the deceased Mr Euripides Prado (Plate 10).

The text reproduced below, taken from PAGE 150, refers to the picture 11 and engraving 12. In them, we can see the fingerprint of the medium and the fingerprint of the "Spirit". However, experience has found that the fingerprint of the medium is identical to the "Spirit". This shows the possibility of occurrence of the phenomenon in a soul reunion Spiritist - as studied by Ernesto Bozzano in his book "Animism and Spiritism.
We were those, again, enthusiastically embraced the idea of impressions remembered by our distinguished friend, Dr. Renato Chaves. They come, especially so indisputable and unequivocal, to prove the existence of the phenomenon of the soul or spirit phenomenon. It would be the means, but to distinguish it, at least to prove that they are distinct, because one does not eliminate the other. For various and often times we exchanged ideas on the subject with the hardworking head of our Bureau of Identification, which was given to the greater openness and fairness of intimate experiences that Mr. Prado Euripides set out to accomplish, which is a testament to good faith and trust .

Plate 11 Photocopy of fingerprints and copy of the statement of Mrs. Prado, the fingerprints were taken directly.

Plate 12 Copy of the finger print of the Spirit, which were totally different to the Medium.