Need help dating old Boy Scout Portrait

[hunter5121]

I would love it if someone could tell me the approximate date of this photograph. Any ideas?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-1900s-5x7-BOY-SCOUTS-PORTRAIT-Amazing_W0QQitemZ6224897088QQcategoryZ14279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Kahuna]

It would be hard to date within twenty years. He is wearing the uniform of the late 1920's to late 1940's. You can't see enough of it to date any better than that. However, from his haircut, I would guess it's late twenties or early thirties. Boys did wear their hair like that later in the thirties, but not as often.

 

The "early 1900's" is obviously bogus as they didn't wear neckechiefs and had the high collar WWI army uniform prior to the twenties.

 

Might move this to the history threads. Some of our better historians only hang out there.

[Miki101]

It looks late 1920's due to the "feel" of the neckerchief.