Prince Arthur and His Nanny
Given many of the other photos on this list, you might be forgiven for thinking that this photo, which appears to show a ghost trying to steal a small boy, is another example of trick photography. The likely context is actually a little more charming.
This is Prince Arthur, one of Queen Victoria’s children, and he is doing his absolute best to stand still on the top of a box for a photo. It appears that, worried that he might fall, his nurse edged into shot while the photo was being taken, ready to catch him if he wobbled.