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Post details: Wordless Wednesday - "Tuesday Edition"

04/22/08

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Wordless Wednesday - "Tuesday Edition"

One of the famous Cottingley Fairies photos.

The Cottingley Fairies are a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, two young cousins living in Cottingley, near Bradford in England, depicting the two in various activities with supposed fairies. In 1917, when the first two photos were taken, Elsie was 16 years old and Frances was 10.

The photographs sparked a decades-long debate about their authenticity, and earned the cousins widespread notoriety. Although four of the five were ultimately admitted to be fake, the two cousins disagree about the authenticity of the last.

For more information see Cottingley Fairies wiki entry.

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Comment from: napaboaniya [Visitor]

· http://napaboaniya.wordpress.com

Hhhmmm... authentic or not it's still a lovely photo.

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 07:52

Comment from: SandyCarlson [Visitor]

· http://slchome.blogspot.com

Delightful, Sue! I love this story!

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 08:00

Comment from: Tink *~*~* [Visitor]

· http://MyMobileAdventures.blogspot.com

You mean, there AREN'T any fairies? They're FAKE? OH! ;-D

I have clouds today - Happy Earth Day!

Tink *~*~*
http://MyMobileAdventures.blogspot.com

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 12:58

Comment from: prettylifeonline [Visitor]

· http://prettylifeonline.blogspot.com/

fantastic catch for ww! mine's up too hope you can drop by...

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 13:59

Comment from: jams o donnell [Visitor]

· http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/

Ah now I haven't thought about this case in years!

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 14:40

Comment from: Chris [Visitor]

· http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com

Even though it's fake, it still creeps me out.

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 15:35

Comment from: Lilli [Visitor]

· http://lilli-travel.blogspot.com

Very interesting

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 16:28

Comment from: hazelnut [Visitor]

· http://hazelnutcanucrackit.blogspot.com

I do so want them to be real - they are so exquisite. I remember seeing these photos years ago when I was young and impressionable, now I'm not so young. I took them as real proof...

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 20:45

Comment from: maiylah [Visitor]

· http://pictureclusters.blogspot.com

that's wonderful! haven't thought of the story for years! :)

Permalink 04/22/08 @ 23:51

Comment from: Tom Evans [Visitor]

· http://www.fatesacquittal.com

I wonder how on earth they managed to fake these back in those days... it's amazing.

Permalink 04/23/08 @ 15:44

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