can anyone tell what year or era this photo is from?

Question

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We found it in the basement of the house my family just bought.Rumor has it that this house used to belong to a mafia family before we bought it and the old man that died was in the mafia.My family doesn't think that this man looks the part but I do.We are guessing it to be from the 1940's all the way me up to the 1960's.Can anyone tell?

Answer 1

Is anything written or printed on the back? Sometimes you can even tell by the type of paper the picture is printed on. All I can tell from the picture is that he took it himself, by stretching his arms in front of him and holding the camera on himself. His hairstyle is unusual, and I can't date it to any era. He looks like he could be of Italian descent, though, so maybe mafia.

Answer 2

it does look like its from the 50's or 60's, but not the 40's. There's really no way to tell when a photo is from unless its timestamped or there is a lot of evicence in the background

Answer 3

It's very hard to tell. My first impression is the 50's or 60's. I think he does look the part too.

Answer 4

LATE 50s

Answer 5

My guess is early 60's.