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This photograph was taken by Frances in September 1917 with the 'Midg' camera. Distance 8ft. Time 1/50th sec.
The original negative has been tested, enlarged and analysed in the same exhaustive mannner as the first, and
declared to be a perfectly straight, single exposure photograph, rather badly under exposed. The gnome
is described as wearing black tights, a reddish jersey and a pointed bright red cap. The wings were more moth-like
than the fairies and of a soft neutral tint. Elsie explained that what seemed to be markings on his wings are simply his
pipes, which he was swinging in his left hand. Fairies - The Cottingley Photographs and their
sequel by Edward Gardner.
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Photograph courtesy J Mawson
Elsie's interest in photography was really to make pictures for colouring. In 1921 she coloured
the famous five photographs for Edward Gardner. This is one example of them.
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