circa 1941 - Photograph of a 'Time-Traveler' at South Forks Bridge, Gold Bridge, Canada

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[DogByte6RER]

1941: Photograph of a 'time traveler' ...

Young man (right side, third up) with sunglasses and contemporary-like clothing in this 1940s photograph.

- From Wikipedia: 

“A photograph from 1941 of the re-opening of the South Forks Bridge in Gold Bridge, Canada, was alleged to show a time traveler. It was claimed that his clothing and sunglasses were modern and not of the styles worn in the 1940s.

“The modern appearance of the man may not have been so modern. The style of sunglasses first appeared in the 1920s. The sweater with a sewn-on emblem, is the kind of clothing often worn by sports teams of the period. The shirt is very similar to the one that was used by the Montreal Maroons, a hockey team, from that era. The remainder of his clothing would appear to have been available at the time, though his clothes are far more casual than those worn by the other individuals in the photograph.”

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Damn hipsters.

[timestax]

That's him at the far right,behind the lady. He loves the ladies and he loves his beer. So be watching for him at all the OctoberFests around the world!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

What year was the T-Shirt invented?

Dunno, but I believe that the imprinted t-shirt phenomenon began in the 50s, with the invention of plastisol ink.

I LOVE t-shirts. They're as American to me as apple pie and Coke.

[timestax]

ping

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[timestax]

bttt Ted,come home!

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

You obviously need glasses

[timestax]

bttt

[hlmencken3]

That would be what we now call an athletic jersey, probably heavier than the ones we’re used to. That outfit appears similar to those in movies from the era or even before.

[Lee'sGhost]

A tricorder.

[liberalh8ter]

All this photo proves is that by comparison, we now dress like the homeless from the 40’s.<<<<<========= Notice the hole in the sweater?

[Lee'sGhost]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

[liberalh8ter]

Correction.....hole in the T-shirt.

[Popman]

I am looking at the photo on an smart phone...so the image is small...

Can anyone tell what he has around his neck....looks like one of those energy necklace athletes wear today....

[BuffaloJack]

http://www.tshirtbirthday.com/
The T-shirt was invented and deployed by the US Navy in 1913 to address the complaints of the sailors that their wool uniforms itched. The website above celebrates the 100th anniversary of the t-shirt.

[Starstruck]

The ‘traveler’ looks like he’s seven feet tall.

Then the man and woman up by the cars must be 8 footers.

[MrB]

Face is nearly identical, but the ear is not.
Ears are a bit like fingerprints.

[timestax]

pinging

[Justa]

Yeah, I have some problems with a 1920s cell phone. Like

How can she have service without cell towers?

How could she connect to an exchange using a digital tone pulse dialer?

And who is she talking to, another cell phone user? The Mothership?