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DAY 68 | PHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITIES |
Famous Fakes
NESSIE AND FAIRIES APPEAR ON FILM
In 1934, a photograph surfaced that was reported to be an authentic image of the famed Loch Ness Monster.
Twelve years earlier, a photograph had been published that appeared to show a young girl with several real, live fairies dancing in front of her. Known as the “Cottingley Fairies,” the image was widely distributed, thanks to support from renowned author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.1
Years later, individuals who had helped to falsify these images came forward with their confessions. The silhouette of “Nessie” turned out to be nothing more than a model attached ...
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