Tomkat- I have no idea when the pic was taken. It doesn't look very old, but I'm sure they can retouch them too. All it says is that it was taken in North Carolina and she was born in the mid 1800's. The photo says it's my grandpa's mom, but I think that's a typo. I think she's my great great grandmother, because my grandpa was probably born 1910-1920.