And this is what it has evolved into
Early makers! I confess that the 21st century has reprogrammed me, so my initial impression was that the chap in the back was checking his phone. Strange to think that this was taken over a century ago.
no one thinks this for black and white photos dawg, that's on your gooner brain...
I'm unfamiliar with the slang term you used, but I'll simply say that there is a well-established genre of humorous and perhaps wishful examination of old photographs with the intention of identifying possible time travelers, for example: https://www.pocket-lint.com/photographic-proof-of-time-traveller/ . I don't endorse this theory, but it was a visual trope that inspired my comment.
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