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When Was This Photo Taken?

Upload a photo or select one from the archive. Our AI estimates the year using facial age analysis and historical clues.

Selected photo

Estimated: c. 1982

+/- 10 years

Low confidence · Based on scene analysis

How we estimated this

Based on visual analysis. Identify more people to improve this estimate.

Photo Detective Analysis

Analyzed with Gemini 3-flash (v2_rich_metadata)

Print/Physical

color print with significant red/orange color shift (cyan layer degradation)

strong (1975-1985)

borderless rectangular print

moderate (1970-1990)

Fashion/Grooming

man with thick, wavy hair and large-frame plastic glasses

moderate (1978-1985)

short-sleeved button-down camp shirt

weak (1970-1990)

Environment

plastic high chair with padded vinyl backrest and white tray

moderate (1975-1985)

patterned floral curtains in background

weak (1970-1985)

Technology

visible orange date stamp '82 3' in bottom right corner

strong (1982-1982)

Cultural context: By the 1980s, Sephardic diaspora communities in the US (Miami/NYC) were fully integrated into mainstream consumer trends; the date stamp provides a definitive marker.

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