Published Date:
13 November 2008
NESSIE, the Loch Ness monster, (scientific name: Nessiteras rhombopteryx) has now reached his/her/its 75th birthday. At least, it is 75 years since the first photograph of the illusive beastie was published – on the front page of a tabloid newspaper.
On 12 November, 1933, Hugh Gray was returning from church when he saw an "object of considerable dimensions making a big splash with spray on the surface" of the loch. Amazingly – for who takes their camera to church? – Mr Gray was equipped to take ...
The full article contains 228 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
12 November 2008 8:54 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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