The picture is of mill workers working together in a linen mill. The women are all in their uniform and posing for the photo. There are a total of 15 women and except for 2 of the women, one who has one hand on her hip and the other seems to have both hands in her lap.
There are many “haunted” and ghost pictures that have done rounds of the internet in the past. From ones with weird eyes to random body parts being visible with the owner nowhere in sight to complete pale, wispy figures being seen close to the humans standing for the photograph – many images have spooked out people since ages! There have been many who have tried to explain these images but then sometimes, the explanations just fall short. In the good ol’ black and white era, people definitely did not possess photoshop skills to edit images the way we do. While at times, it might just the the angle or the light or a piece of clothing gone astray thanks to the wind. But that never stopped people from speculating.
The paranormal has always held much of an interest for humans. The “other” world or the “world beyond” holds many secrets – few of which humans have been able to unfold. That is also why the Ouija board and other “horror” games are so popular among the young and the old. There are people who truly believe that ghosts exist and that sometimes they try and communicate with humans. Either through photographs or maybe through paranormal activities, they make their presence felt. There are also many who claim they have encountered these “ghosts” or “spirits” and that there’s a reason that the ghosts roam the earth. Whatever the reason for ghosts, these photos are avidly seen by all – even those who staunchly maintain that things like ghosts are utter “rubbish”. But then, this one photo might change their mind too!
The black and white photo that was clicked in the 1900s seems to be open from a girls convent or an educational centre perhaps clicked on their last day. But no, the picture is of mill workers working together in a linen mill. The women are all in their uniform and posing for the photo. There are a total of 15 women and except for 2 of the women, one who has one hand on her hip and the other seems to have both hands in her lap – all the other 13 have their hands crossed. While some are sitting, some are standing. While some of the girls are smiling, others appear to be serious. However, all women look completely normal and at first glance, there’s absolutely no sign of any spookiness or any form of paranormal activity. Why then is the internet going all gaga over it?
Can you spot the ghost in the picture? Is it a proper ghost, a full fledged misty form? Or is there some form of illusion? If you still haven’t been able to spot the ghost in the picture, it’s there right on the shoulders of a girl! No, it isn’t a ghost in any form but rather, what happens to look like a severed hand or a hand without a body resting on the shoulder of the girl. What’s more, the girl seems completely oblivious to the hand on her shoulder – which she wouldn’t be if she felt a strange claw or hand on her shoulder and knew it wasn’t her friend and though not smiling, doesn’t look terrified either! The hand is a completely developed hand and the fingers are curled inwards, as if casually holding the shoulder. Even the nails are clearly visible.
If you still cannot spot the hand, it is on the shoulder of the girl in the second row from the bottom. It is on the left side of the girl on the extreme right in the picture (the one with her hands folded in front of her and sitting in a chair or on a stool). The hand is the only spooky element in the picture. No, there is no handless-body floating about around anywhere (atleast not in the picture). While there are many who believe the picture is truly haunted, there are many others who dismiss it. There are even others who say that the picture was perhaps edited and retouched. There perhaps was someone standing behind the girl and the retoucher removed the girl from the picture and simply forgot the hand! There are also others who feel that pictures in olden days took long to expose and the girl behind might have changed positions leading to the stray hand!
Perhaps someone should contact The Addams Family for their stray hand? Haunted or not? What do you think?
