In July of 1917, one week before the end of World War I, two young girls frustrated with the fact grown-ups wouldn't believe that they had actually seen fairies in a glen by their home, set out to photography proof.
The "COTTINGLEY FAIRY" photographs made a journalistic sensation when they first appeared, in an article in the Strand Magazine, towards the end of 1919. And ever since they have been regarded as perhaps the most convincing evidence ever presented for the existence of fairies and the spirit world. But, in late 1981 and mid 1982 respectively, Frances Way (Griffiths) and Elsie Hill (Wright), who took the photographs–now, of course, old ladies–admitted that the first four pictures were fakes. Speaking of the first photograph in particular, Frances has told the present author on more than one occasion: `My heart always sinks when I look at it. When I think of how it's gone all round the world–I don't see how people could believe they're real fairies. I could see the backs of them and the hat pins when the photo was being taken.'
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer most noted for penning the famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle, who was an avid Spiritualist, was convinced the pictures taken by an old Brownie Camera were of real fairies.
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http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/photo_database/image/the_cottingley_fairies/
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