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The Surgeon’s Photograph of Loch Ness is published

On April 21, 1934, the Surgeon’s Photograph of Loch Ness was published.

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The Event

On April 21, 1934, the Surgeon’s Photograph of Loch Ness was published.

The Cultural Context

The picture became famous as alleged evidence for a monster, but it was later exposed as a staged image.

How the work reached readers

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