A perplexing photograph from 1917 showing a ‘surfer dude’ has left people baffled and questioning whether time travel might actually exist. The image, titled ‘Last Picnic’, was captured in Canada and depicts a gathering of adults and children positioned on a hillside.

The ladies are wearing long skirts while the gentlemen sport formal jackets and bowler hats. However, what’s truly captured everyone’s attention is a figure who appears to have emerged straight from the 20th century.

He stands out immediately in his loose-fitting T-shirt and shorts, complete with disheveled hair. Some observers have dubbed him the “surfer man”. He appears to have confused the other subjects in the photograph as well.

One gentleman is gazing at him with apparent disbelief, while a lady beside him is gesturing directly toward him. It comes after time travel was ‘exposed’ after Elvis Presley fans spotted something bizarre in a 1977 concert photo.

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Content creator Jamie D. Grant discovered the photograph in a historical publication called The Great Cape Scott Story by Lester Ray Peterson, released in 1974.

In a clip he posted online, he says: “Notice the group, their clothes, their hats. Even how they sit poised for a photo.

“Now look closer. His head uncovered, his hair, his shorts. The man on the left stares in disbelief. Has a mysterious traveller proved the impossible and journey through time? What do you think?”.

Viewers of the footage offered their opinions. One observer said: “I looked through this book as a small child and noticed this picture; not only is it real; but at the time I just felt his clothes were a little ahead for being in this picture. It still gives me the chills.”

A second viewer noted: “The guy looks like he was caught off guard in the picture. He definitely looks like he’s from another time period. Cool video.”

However, not everyone bought into the theory.

According to Express.co.uk, a GoodReads.com user referenced a Post Gazette article, explaining: “In the comments to the article, someone mentioned that t-shirts were around then and that they made it into the common lexicon soon after that date it appeared in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in the 1920s.”

The same user added: “Considering that other guys in the picture are also wearing shorts, I’m going to say that he’s not a time traveller. Other than Bill and Ted, what time travellers would think that a t-shirt and shorts would be the best thing to wear when time-travelling into the past anyway?”.