The "surgeon's photograph" (1934)

The "surgeon's photograph" (1934): picture

The "surgeon's photograph" (1934): photo

The image that fixed the long-necked monster in the public mind. The article does not rest on it; it is recorded because it is the most reproduced piece of photographic "evidence".

M. A. Wetherell, 1934. Public domain

Copies 2

PictureM. A. Wetherell · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (author died 1939; published simultaneously in the US)2 steps from the original

Where it's published

PhotoWide World Photos (radiograph print in a US newspaper) · commons.wikimedia.org · 1934-04-21 · Public domain (author died 1939; published simultaneously in the US)Primary source: File:Loch Ness Monster Surgeon's photograph.jpg2 steps from the original

Where it's published Download

Where it was made

Loch Ness · Freshwater loch

Sources 1

File:Loch Ness Monster Surgeon's photograph.jpgSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The "surgeon's photograph" (1934) [Artifact ART0CRFXNA836MH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CRFXNA836MH

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