See the man in sunglasses and logo shirt in the bottom right of the above photo? It appears along with hundreds of others in Ontario’s Bralorne-Pioneer Museum’s online exhibit, and a few scrupulous internet observers felt he was too modern for the 1940-era photo. So they claimed he must be a time traveler, a real-world Marty McFly. 

Over at Forgetomori, they debunk the claims, finding the photo to be unaltered and historical evidence of the man’s glasses and sweater. But even if it was a doctored photo, that really isn’t conclusive proof that this guy’s a time traveler anyway.

To me, he looks like he certainly could be from 1940. I think in retrospect we tend to asign an entire era a specific look, like the men in suits and fedoras. This guy just had a more alternative style, though that doesn’t mean he’s from modern day. Now if he had a DeLorean…. 

Article from Forgetomori (via Boing Boing)