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Cottingley Fairies fake photos to go under the hammer

Images of one of 20th century’s great hoaxes are expected to fetch nearly £70,000

Photographs of what is considered to be one of the great hoaxes of the 20th century are expected to fetch nearly £70,000 when they are sold at auction.

Pictures of the Cottingley Fairies were taken in July and September 1917 by the 16-year-old Elsie Wright and her nine-year-old cousin Frances Griffiths, in the village of Cottingley, near Bingley in West Yorkshire.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2FEBZcQ

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