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Iris and the Gnome, September 1917.

ENGLAND : A photograph of Elsie Wright (1901-1988) taken by Frances Griffiths (1907-1986) using Elsie's father Arthur's Midg quarter-plate camera. This photograph is the second in the 'Cottingley Fairies' series. Elsie sits in the garden as a gnome dances towards her. At the time, this photograph provoked a bizarre public discussion. If studied closely, the point of a hat pin in the gnome's stomach - used to keep the cut-out standing - can be seen. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), after examining the print, concluded that this pin point was a navel - sparking a discussion on methods of birth in the fairy kingdom. The story of the Cottingley Fairies began as a practical joke in Cottingley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1917. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
ENGLAND : A photograph of Elsie Wright (1901-1988) taken by Frances Griffiths (1907-1986) using Elsie's father Arthur's Midg quarter-plate camera. This photograph is the second in the 'Cottingley Fairies' series. Elsie sits in the garden as a gnome dances towards her. At the time, this photograph provoked a bizarre public discussion. If studied closely, the point of a hat pin in the gnome's stomach - used to keep the cut-out standing - can be seen. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), after examining the print, concluded that this pin point was a navel - sparking a discussion on methods of birth in the fairy kingdom. The story of the Cottingley Fairies began as a practical joke in Cottingley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1917. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Iris and the Gnome, September 1917.
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Credit:
Glenn Hill / Contributor
Editorial #:
90761481
Collection:
SSPL
Date created:
September 01, 1917
License type:
Rights-managed
Release info:
Not released. More information
Source:
SSPL
Object name:
10436088
Max file size:
2650 x 3508 px (8.83 x 11.69 in) - 300 dpi - 3 MB