how to identify someone in a very low quality resolution photo. Read below.?

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I found an old photo and found another one where the person looks the same. So the first one I found was of a group of teenagers it was really old from like 1911. I found another photo taken by the sane photographer, same city and same year as the first. They are wearing literaly the exact same clothes and are wearing their hat the same as in the first photo. I asked two people and they think they are the same person. It has really been bothering me because I want to find out. Im into old photos and history anyways. I looked at their chin and head shape and it looks the same. As well as their eye brows which are hard to see in that second picture.m because it is blurred a bit. Anyways does anone know good ways to identify someone?

? · Answer

One way others have been able to do this is by utilizing Facebook and asking everyone if they know these people.

keerok · Answer

IF it's from a family photo album, ask the old folks. If it's from somewhere else then good luck! Hire a detective to do it for you.

Martin S · Answer

Unless the person you want to identify is someone of at least local importance so that they show up in local media (newspaper) of that time it will be hard. Someone being a teenager in 1911 was born in the early/mid 1890ies. My grandfather was born in 1899 and died 1985, all of his children have died and I would have a hard time identifying someone of my grandfathers generation (him included) as a young man. So finding somebody who could say "Yeah, that's Chuck the neighbour boy from my great grand parents. His family moved away during the great depression as his father lost his job!" are very narrow. 
Have a look at he local library an/or stop by the local historical society (if there is one). They might keep year books or whatever that contain photos. 
Good luck!

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