Is this a ghost or could this have been done with photography in 1940 on accident?

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This could easily be bad handling of film or someone jumping in front of the camera during a long exposure shot.
 
it could possibly be a ghost but it could also just be something on the lens, or steam, or like a fog of some sort.
its also possible that its a chemical stain of some sort.
 
Looks like the shutter was left open for a good length of time to compensate for no flash and someone briefly stepped in front of the camera.
 
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