Lock Ness - 1934 | Movietone Moment | 21 April 2023

On this day in 1934, the Daily Mail published the first photo of the Loch Ness monster, one of the most iconic Nessie photos. Here is a British Movietone report about a firm believer that keeps constant vigilance on Loch Ness. Londoner, Mr. Frank Searle, is a firm believer in the existence of the Monster and, in fact, has a Loch-side Museum containing imaginative drawings and photographs of possible ’sightings’. he keeps constant vigilance on Loch Ness, hoping ’Nessie’ may appear. GV Scottish countryside. MS waterfall. GV Loch Ness. CU sign “Frank Searle Loch Ness Information“. MS caravan with above sign outside. Mr Searle gets out with camera and binoculars. MS Mr Searle walking past caravan towards lake. CU Mr Searle. He lifts up binoculars to look through them. MS Mr Searle looking through binoculars. MLS pan round lake. MCU Mr Searle looking through binoculars. He lifts camera and looks through it. CU postcard “Ah! The Loch Ness Monster“. CU Mr Searle. CU camera with badge on Mr Searle “I’m Nearly Famous“. CU sticker “I’ve Seen The Loch Ness Monster“. MS people going into look at photographs on display. CU picture of Sir Peter Scott’s interpretation of creature’s appearance. CU Mr Searle opening his book “Nessie“. MCU man watching him. CU Mr Searle autographing the book. Tilt up to see Mr Searle. MS people looking at pictures. MCU pictures of monster in Loch. MCU another picture of monster in Loch. CU picture of monster, dated July, 1974. CU another picture, dated February, 1976. MS two boys looking at map. CU drawing of monster by a rowing boat on map. MS Mr Searle by Loch Ness. CU Mr Searle using camera. MLS Loch water. Pan round. CU comic drawing of monster’s face. MLS Loch Ness. MLS Mr Searle by Loch Ness. SEE STORY NUMBER 76/167/2 FOR STOCK SHOTS Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM76-167 #lochness #nessie #monster Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: