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[[Image:Pillar_of_Fire_smallpic.jpg|frame|Picture taken in Houston, TX by Douglas Studios on January 24, 1950]] | [[Image:Pillar_of_Fire_smallpic.jpg|frame|Picture taken in Houston, TX by Douglas Studios on January 24, 1950]] | ||
As the story goes, a strange photograph was taken by the Douglas Studios in Houston, Texas, on January 24, 1950, of a halo-like light above the head of Rev. [[William Branham]]. Apparently, Gordon Lindsay took the negative to George J. Lacy, Examiner of Questioned Documents (who was not an employee of the FBI). Lacy was asked to determine whether or not the light could have been the result of improper exposure, double exposure, tampering during the developing process or retouching. This investigation concluded that the unusual brightness was caused by light striking the negative. | |||
Message believers are under the impression that this photograph was verified by the FBI, hangs in the Hall of Religious Art in Washington, D.C. and was surrounded by a number of supernatural interventions that proved that the photograph was miraculous in origin. | Message believers are under the impression that this photograph was verified by the FBI, hangs in the Hall of Religious Art in Washington, D.C. and was surrounded by a number of supernatural interventions that proved that the photograph was miraculous in origin. | ||
'''The question is: Do these claims hold up to scrutiny?''' | '''The question is: Do these claims hold up to scrutiny?''' | ||
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