Another quipped, “Watching them dressed to the nines almost makes me feel guilty for not trying that hard myself.” Meanwhile, I’m deciding if a shower is worth it today.”
A third simply said, “Those Zoot suits are top-tier.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time vintage photos have been pulled into the time-travel rumor mill.
A 1943 snapshot from a Cornwall beach once stirred claims that a man appeared to be staring at a cellphone — despite the first true mobile phone not hitting the market until 1973. Critics quickly dismissed the theory, arguing the man was clearly just rolling a cigarette.
Another famous case emerged from an image taken in Reykjavík during World War II. In that photo, a man in the crowd seems to hold something to his ear, sparking another round of “cellphone in the ’40s” speculation. Historians brushed it off as coincidence.