I agree that it is one of the many fun parts of steemit that you get to dig into things a little deeper.
Its something that I would do anyway just for myself and I'm pretty sure you do the same.

Writing it down and sharing it with people adds something more to the photographs from a historical point of view. Who knows who will see these images in the future?

As far as the story goes. It came from a pretty well established source in the pub game. Having said that. This is the internet where nothing is truly trustworthy :)