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Posted By: davidcycleback

If the photo is vintage/original and the correct size for a passport photo, that's significant evidence. Simply because 2x2 is not an ordinary size or any other use. Survey may show that 95% of 2x2 portrait photos in existence are passport photos, because the size is rarely used for other purpose.

Size can be evidence of provenance. I remember someone on eBay was selling an original 1888 Joseph Hall MLB team cabinet and the seller said the photo came from the estate of one of the star players. The cabinet was a very rare oversized version which supported the seller's ownership claim. This is because the jumbo versions would usually be made for VIPs like the team's owner, manager or players, and not the general public. The size made it believable the photo was owned by a player. It turned out the seller was an estate official for the player's granddaughter.