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EtOHMartini t1_ja8lnxd wrote

Reply to comment by robjapan in A pig photo bombing a wedding in the 1940s by Mad_Season_1994

It is possible but not likely those kids are still alive.

Some assumptions: it is actually from the 1940's. The youngest kids are 5 and the oldest kids are 10.

If the picture was taken in 1940, the oldest kids would be 93 and the youngest kids would be 88. If it was taken in 1949, the oldest would be 84 the youngest 79.

Life expectancy of a white American born in 1930 was 59.7 for boys and 63.5 for girls. Fast forward to 1940 and it jumps to 62.1/66.6 years.

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annieasylum t1_jaazg8f wrote

Dunno why you're being downvoted, this is all correct. There is absolutely no way this photo is from 1927, those dress silhouettes and hairstyles just did not exist yet.

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