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Definitely weird. I would guess the time frame to be in the '20s. As for what is going on, I have no clue.
 

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Could be a post-mortem photo of the man in center with family members around him. Common during the Victorian era.
 

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Well, I would say a pic of some type of lodge members, but there wouldn't be women present. Maybe the cast of some sort of play, maybe a Chatauqua production.
 

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No mourning black bands ,or veils.
The one guy looks paper mache faced though.
A deceased celebrity good or bad in character could make for a photo op.
As mentioned ,same with a relative photo.

My next guess , if guy not dead ,would be members of a play.
 

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It reminds me of that Jeremy Bentham character. It's not a post mortem pic, as the people are more somber in those. On the two guys, that's face paint or fake whiskers. So I think it's the cast of some sort of play.
 

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RGINN said:
Well, I would say a pic of some type of lodge members, but there wouldn't be women present. Maybe the cast of some sort of play, maybe a Chatauqua production.
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Geez I type/ peck keys slow. You beat me to suggesting a play....!
 

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The strange looking fellow almost looks more like a prop than a guy in a mask IMO, notice the square shoulders, thin arms, and non realistic posturing.
 

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It's an odd one for sure, I wonder if it's not related to the Temperance Movement somehow, maybe a play about The Demon Alcohol, and the one in the middle is the demon? I take it there's nothing on the back at all?
 

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He looks like "The Shadow".

Also there is Freud and Groucho. A girl in lederhosen. A couple of Suffragettes...

Costume party?
 

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The one lady in black is huge
 

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It occurred to me that the "men" in the picture could also be women dressed as men.

(Aside: I suspect THEY knew which bathroom to use...)
 

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Lol any expert photo people I could email this photo to
 

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The 48 star flag flew from 1912 until 1959 so thats the range of the picture.And the woman that looks to be wearing lederhosen, actually is wearing a nurses uniform or some type of servant uniform (notice her hat)
 

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One option may be looking at the "logo" from the banner hanging between the rows or people. Here is a closeup:

Logo.JPG
 

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