Dr Robert Kenneth Wilson - The Loch Ness Monster, 1934

Historic photograph of the Lonch Ness Monster released by CBS in 1974.

- Gelatin silver print,
- Good condition with waviness and minor scratches
- Shot in 1934 and printed in 1974

What was said to be the Loch Ness monster, purportedly taken by British doctor Robert Wilson in April 1934. Wilson, however, had simply been enlisted to cover up an earlier fraud by wild-game hunter Marmaduke Wetherell, who had been sent to Scotland by London’s Daily Mail to bag the monster. There being no monster to bag, Wetherell brought home photos of hippo prints that he said belonged to Nessie. The Mail caught wise and discredited Wetherell, who then returned to the loch with a monster made out of a toy submarine. He and his son used Wilson, a respected physician, to lend the hoax credibility. The Mail endures; Wilson’s reputation doesn’t.
Chosen to be part of the 100 most important photographs of the history by Time Magazine.