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The guy is most certainly out of place for the 40s...Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure sunglasses were not as popular back then and most likely would have had a more regular glasses look, as in like a pair of spectacles. Plus he is wearing a shirt with a screen print on it.
Originally posted by sstark
No one wears one glove.
Originally posted by ucalien
reply to post by JustJoe
The guy is most certainly out of place for the 40s...Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure sunglasses were not as popular back then and most likely would have had a more regular glasses look, as in like a pair of spectacles. Plus he is wearing a shirt with a screen print on it.
Someone has pointed out the "logo" in his t-shirt, but IMO isn't a logo, is most likely a letter embroidered in the tissue. That's why I left it away of this discussion.
Originally posted by sstark
No one wears one glove.
i see 2 re-occuring problems in this thread, the first is the "logo" on the shirt. i dont think that is a logo or a letter but a sweater with a charlie brown type design in the middle /\/\/\/\/\/\ most likely going all the way around, and his jacket is just open showing part of it.
The 'wings' on the eyeglasses are the shadows on the guy's face. Look at the other shadows on his face -- very dark. And no, playing with the contrast on this one won't help because of the very strong contrast on the photo (deliberately chosen so it would reproduce well in a newspaper. News photos are higher contrast than polaroid/hobbyist photos.)
Originally posted by williegreen
So we are advanced enough to send a time traveler back in time but not smart enough to put him in an outfit that wouldn't cause him to stand out? I mean come on, does that look like a scientist involved with top secret science projects? Bet if we had a wide angle shot we would see Bill and Rufus waiting by the phone booth ready to keep on their excellent adventure.
Originally posted by ucalien
I don't think the both sunglasses have the same type of lens, despite they are black lens, but one seems to have reflexive mirrored lens and the other no. I may be wrong...
Originally posted by Risen
I brought this up in the other thread, but i think it bears repeating.
In the 40's it wasn't nearly as common for people to wear company logos or any kind of advertisement on their shirts. Unless this guy had his own silkscreen and really liked the letter M, that stands out as the most unusual thing about him.
The way we all do it so freely now might cause some people to gloss over that detail, but people weren't as naive about using their bodies as billboards back then. It's very much a recent thing.
[edit on 24-3-2010 by Risen]
Originally posted by highlyoriginal
reply to post by sstark
He has gloves on? It looks like he may have one glove on, which would be on his left hand. His right hand you can see his thumb if you actually look at the picture. Not that it matters though, I don't see what relevance having gloves on has to him possibly being a 'time traveler'...