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Charles Fox Dayton Ohio Collection · Personal Photos
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✨Date Estimate — AI Estimated
circa 1918
✨AI Reasoning — AI Estimated
The subject is wearing a standard-issue World War I US Army uniform, which firmly dates the photo to the period of US involvement in the war (1917-1919). The genealogical record confirms Albert Fox was born around 1896, making him approximately 22 years old here, and places him in Brest, France, and Hoboken, NJ in April 1919, confirming his AEF military service.
✨Location Estimate — AI Estimated
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Confidence: highDetroit, Michigan, USA
Other possible locations
- Detroit, Michigan, USA (medium) [biographical] — Primary residence listed for 1917-1918, the most likely time for enlistment/drafting.
- New York, New York, USA (medium) [biographical] — Records show events in New York in mid-1918; he may have had the photo taken there prior to shipping out to France.
✨Scene — AI Estimated
A formal black-and-white studio portrait of a young man in a World War I US Army uniform. He is seated in an ornate wooden chair with spiral-turned legs against a dark, plain backdrop, holding his campaign hat in his lap. The photograph exhibits severe physical wear, including extensive scratching and creasing across the entire surface.
✨Photo Detective Evidence — AI Estimated
Photo Detective Analysis
Print/Physical
Studio portrait style with plain dark backdrop
moderate (1910-1925)Fashion/Grooming
World War I US Army enlisted uniform (M1912 style tunic with high collar)
strong (1917-1919)US Army campaign hat (Montana peak) with cord
strong (1917-1919)Clean-shaven face with short, side-parted hair
moderate (1910-1920)Environment
Ornate carved wooden studio chair with spiral legs
weak (1890-1920)Technology
Sharp studio lighting and continuous tone typical of large format glass plate or early sheet film negatives
moderate (1900-1920)Geographic Analysis
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Confidence: mediumVisual evidence
None specific to a city; standard indoor studio setting.
Genealogical context
Genealogical records place Albert Fox in Detroit, Michigan between 1917 and 1918, which aligns perfectly with the US entry into WWI and the likely time he would have had a portrait taken in his new uniform before deployment.
Missing child analysis
N/A - Subject is a young adult prior to his 1920 marriage.
✨Subject Ages — AI Estimated
22
✨Face Analysis — AI Estimated
- Albert Fox: Age ~22, Male — Young adult male, clean-shaven, with light-colored hair parted on the side. He has a serious expression and is looking directly at the camera.
✨Group Composition — AI Estimated
Formal Portrait
1 people
Single subject seated facing slightly left, looking at the camera.
✨Clothing & Attire — AI Estimated
The subject is wearing a World War I era US Army enlisted man's uniform. Visible details include the high-collar tunic with buttoned patch pockets, a 'US' collar disk on his right collar, and a campaign hat held in his lap featuring a hat cord.