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Posted By: davidcycleback

Facial identification of photos takes practice, and can be difficult when na limited number of images exist. When in doubt it's probably not the person. Realize that any high school has a student who resembles someone famous, whether it's a young George Bush or a young Dianna Ross. So if you you look through a mound of photos of unfamous people, a few will somewhat resemble someone famous.

If the photo is a news photo or stamp of a celebrity photographer, then it makes it more likely, or even probably, the person is the famous one. If the cabinet is of the right age for the age of the person, and the studio is in his home town, it makes it more likely.

I once had to judge if a teenager was someone famous by comparing it to two images of the famous person in his seventies, bald and about 150 pounds heavier. I can't remember what was my verdict, but it likely was "Don't know."