"A life-sized apparition built up from the ectoplasm emanating from the medium 'Eva.'  One of 201 photographs taken by Mme. Bisson and Dr. Notzing, 1909-12."  From Hearst's International, 1921.

Mae Murray, from Cine-Mundial, 1922.

Just as people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, those with paper faces shouldn't toss airplanes at crayons.  Or is it the other way around?  From the rare (going for over $500, last we checked) Paper Faces by Michael Grater, 1968.

From Practical Lessons in Hypnotism by William Wesley Cook, 1901.

Looks like the news was broken as far back as 1911.  From Kittens and Cats by Eulalie Osgood Grover, 1911.

From Taylor's 1975 yearbook.

Purple masque, from University of the South's 1940 yearbook.

A cat undergoing auto-hypnosis.  From The Life, History, and Magic of the Cat by Fernand Méry.

The first three photos in Hollins College's 1964 yearbook challenge the viewer's prescription lenses.

"It's sacred too."  From the University of the South's 1954 yearbook.

It's true that when one gets to a certain age, one looks better in silhouette.  From the University of the South's 1954 yearbook.

From Louisville's 1975 yearbook.

Hypnotized soldiers drank water they were told was whisky, got drunk, then slept with each other.  Make love, not war!  From Mechanix Illustrated, May 1945.

From Tennessee Wesleyan's 1967.

A wish for you: if you're ever trapped within a mirrored tombstone, may there be a reflective sheet of glass nearby so that you can at least see things unreversed.  From Centenary's 1974 yearbook.

A spirit photograph from Encyclopedia of the Unexplained by Richard Cavendish, 1974.

With progress, mop wigs are no longer exclusively comedic adornments.  We've come a long way.  From the University of Toledo's 1957 yearbook.

Here's some Droste effect from Memphis State's 1968 yearbook.