Since we have discussed chemistry and "developing out" processes, I think the following comments fall within our range of allowable subjects.
First of all the dream- I had a dream last night in which the main issue is that we were somewhere special and had some print papers that had been exposed and had some dim images on them. We wanted/needed better images and some sort of preservation so I found something in the hotel/motel/castle kitchen that brought out the images. I then had the prints washed with water and then washed with a weak vinegar solution and washed again. The results were pretty good- end of dream, no conclusion reached.
Now the memory- When I was in the second or third grade (an age at which we all had reasonable motor skills and a few pennies to spend) we were able to "take pictures". The fact is that we bought some sort of kit (from the drugstore across the street) which must have consisted of some stock negatives, some kind of print paper, and a sort of metal holder with bent up edges which held the paper and negative together. We then put all this in the sun for a few minutes, and behold, a print came up.
I have no recollection of what happened next, whether there was a way to stabilize the image, etc. but am sure that a couple of folks on this list will come up with the proper term for what we did and the paper we used.
I have very vivid dreams nightly, but even though I make a point of remembering them, this is one of the few I remembered in any detail.
DAW
