About the Metadata

The specific information about these photographs was provided by my mother, who also took the pictures. The photo descriptions in italics are her words.

My mother indicated that the Swinger camera was a bit of a hassle to use:

"... once you got the shot you had to wait until it emerged from the camera and then you had to treat it with this chemical (it came in some sort of plastic tube with a wet sponge-thing inside) and wait for it to dry. So, if the quality of the photo suffers it may be because I wasn’t willing to wait."

The camera didn't hold up too long, either, which is why all of the pictures are from the same year-- 1966.

"I also lost interest because it was somewhat of a pain in the neck to treat each photo with that awful smelling chemical and then wait for it to dry. (You also had to keep it out of the sun while it was being treated and since I took most of my photos outdoors….well)"