The most important issue, the identification of the people, has brought dozens of suggestions, some rather wild. We have had hundreds of observations and suggestions here and elsewhere, particularly on the Leica Forum, not only relating to the identity of the people but also about places, buildings, the car, the year and the season among many others. The account of the mysterious roll has attracted worldwide coverage with possibly over five million hits or reads on the likes of the BBC, CNN, London Times, Irish Times, New York Times and most particularly and, most importantly, in media in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. I am an amateur photographer and collector of old cameras and other photographilia as well as being a sometime author on those subjects and intend to remain so.
I have no other motive in respect of all of this. The objective of my original article was and still remains to trace the families of the people in the photos and to present them with prints. I want to start with a big thank you to all of our readers here and elsewhere for their interest in this story, which is, of course, truth rather than fiction. This follow-up article sticks to the facts. Now, of course, this story has had worldwide attention and aroused a great deal of speculation. It seemed appropriate to dub it “the Swiss roll”. Back in September, I published an article on my discovery of the 70-year-old undeveloped Leica cassette.
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