It was very time-consuming. Now, all these photos had been damaged by water, submerged in salt water, covered in bacteria, in sewage, sometimes even in oil, all of which over time is going to continue to damage them, so hand-cleaning them was a huge part of the project.
El agua destruyó todas estas fotos sumergidas en agua salada, cubiertas de bacterias, con algas, incluso con aceite, todo ello junto con el paso del tiempo continúo destruyéndolas, por eso limpiarlas a mano era una parte importante del proyecto.