diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c4f20faa..ff83685ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- fix: dates prior 1970 do not work on non linux [#1045](https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader/issues/1045)
+
 ## 1.27.1 (2025-03-16)
 
 - fix: disambiguate whole photo collection from the album with `All Photos` name [#1077](https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader/issues/1077)
diff --git a/src/icloudpd/download.py b/src/icloudpd/download.py
index f0d13fe8b..b89ae2067 100644
--- a/src/icloudpd/download.py
+++ b/src/icloudpd/download.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ def update_mtime(created: datetime.datetime, download_path: str) -> None:
 
 def set_utime(download_path: str, created_date: datetime.datetime) -> None:
     """Set date & time of the file"""
-    ctime = time.mktime(created_date.timetuple())
+    try:
+        ctime = time.mktime(created_date.timetuple())
+    except OverflowError:
+        ctime = time.mktime(datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0).timetuple())
     os.utime(download_path, (ctime, ctime))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_download_photos.py b/tests/test_download_photos.py
index cb07dbebe..b4ce15071 100644
--- a/tests/test_download_photos.py
+++ b/tests/test_download_photos.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import piexif
 import pytest
+import pytz
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 from piexif._exceptions import InvalidImageDataError
 from requests import Response
@@ -942,7 +943,7 @@ def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="does not run on windows")
     @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "darwin", reason="does not run on mac")
-    def test_invalid_creation_year(self) -> None:
+    def test_creation_date_without_century(self) -> None:
         base_dir = os.path.join(self.fixtures_path, inspect.stack()[0][3])
 
         files_to_download = [("5/01/01", "IMG_7409.JPG")]
@@ -950,11 +951,13 @@ def test_invalid_creation_year(self) -> None:
         with mock.patch.object(PhotoAsset, "created", new_callable=mock.PropertyMock) as dt_mock:
             # Can't mock `astimezone` because it's a readonly property, so have to
             # create a new class that inherits from datetime.datetime
-            class NewDateTime(datetime.datetime):
-                def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
-                    raise ValueError("Invalid date")
+            # class NewDateTime(datetime.datetime):
+            #     def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
+            #         raise ValueError("Invalid date")
 
-            dt_mock.return_value = NewDateTime(5, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+            dt_mock.return_value = datetime.datetime(
+                5, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=pytz.timezone("America/Los_Angeles")
+            )
 
             data_dir, result = run_icloudpd_test(
                 self.assertEqual,
@@ -985,12 +988,60 @@ def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
                 f"INFO     Downloading the first original photo or video to {data_dir} ...",
                 self._caplog.text,
             )
+            # self.assertIn(
+            #     "ERROR    Could not convert photo created date to local timezone (0005-01-01 00:00:00)",
+            #     self._caplog.text,
+            # )
+            self.assertIn(
+                f"DEBUG    Downloading {os.path.join(data_dir, os.path.normpath('5/01/01/IMG_7409.JPG'))}",
+                self._caplog.text,
+            )
+            self.assertIn("INFO     All photos have been downloaded", self._caplog.text)
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_creation_date_prior_1970(self) -> None:
+        base_dir = os.path.join(self.fixtures_path, inspect.stack()[0][3])
+
+        files_to_download = [("1965/01/01", "IMG_7409.JPG")]
+
+        with mock.patch.object(PhotoAsset, "created", new_callable=mock.PropertyMock) as dt_mock:
+            # Can't mock `astimezone` because it's a readonly property, so have to
+            # create a new class that inherits from datetime.datetime
+            # class NewDateTime(datetime.datetime):
+            #     def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
+            #         raise ValueError("Invalid date")
+
+            dt_mock.return_value = datetime.datetime(1965, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+
+            data_dir, result = run_icloudpd_test(
+                self.assertEqual,
+                self.root_path,
+                base_dir,
+                "listing_photos.yml",
+                [],
+                files_to_download,
+                [
+                    "--username",
+                    "jdoe@gmail.com",
+                    "--password",
+                    "password1",
+                    "--recent",
+                    "1",
+                    "--skip-live-photos",
+                    "--no-progress-bar",
+                ],
+            )
+
+            self.assertIn(
+                "DEBUG    Looking up all photos and videos...",
+                self._caplog.text,
+            )
             self.assertIn(
-                "ERROR    Could not convert photo created date to local timezone (0005-01-01 00:00:00)",
+                f"INFO     Downloading the first original photo or video to {data_dir} ...",
                 self._caplog.text,
             )
             self.assertIn(
-                f"DEBUG    Downloading {os.path.join(data_dir, os.path.normpath('5/01/01/IMG_7409.JPG'))}",
+                f"DEBUG    Downloading {os.path.join(data_dir, os.path.normpath('1965/01/01/IMG_7409.JPG'))}",
                 self._caplog.text,
             )
             self.assertIn("INFO     All photos have been downloaded", self._caplog.text)
diff --git a/tests/test_download_photos_id.py b/tests/test_download_photos_id.py
index 85a0cd26f..ff9b4f854 100644
--- a/tests/test_download_photos_id.py
+++ b/tests/test_download_photos_id.py
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="does not run on windows")
     @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "darwin", reason="does not run on mac")
-    def test_invalid_creation_year_name_id7(self) -> None:
+    def test_creation_date_without_century_name_id7(self) -> None:
         base_dir = os.path.join(self.fixtures_path, inspect.stack()[0][3])
 
         files_to_download = [("5/01/01", "IMG_7409_QVk2Yyt.JPG")]
@@ -945,6 +945,56 @@ def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
             self.assertIn("INFO     All photos have been downloaded", self._caplog.text)
             assert result.exit_code == 0
 
+    def test_creation_date_prior_1970_name_id7(self) -> None:
+        base_dir = os.path.join(self.fixtures_path, inspect.stack()[0][3])
+
+        files_to_download = [("1965/01/01", "IMG_7409_QVk2Yyt.JPG")]
+
+        with mock.patch.object(PhotoAsset, "created", new_callable=mock.PropertyMock) as dt_mock:
+            # Can't mock `astimezone` because it's a readonly property, so have to
+            # create a new class that inherits from datetime.datetime
+            # class NewDateTime(datetime.datetime):
+            #     def astimezone(self, _tz: (Optional[Any]) = None) -> NoReturn:
+            #         raise ValueError("Invalid date")
+
+            dt_mock.return_value = datetime.datetime(1965, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+
+            data_dir, result = run_icloudpd_test(
+                self.assertEqual,
+                self.root_path,
+                base_dir,
+                "listing_photos.yml",
+                [],
+                files_to_download,
+                [
+                    "--username",
+                    "jdoe@gmail.com",
+                    "--password",
+                    "password1",
+                    "--recent",
+                    "1",
+                    "--skip-live-photos",
+                    "--no-progress-bar",
+                    "--file-match-policy",
+                    "name-id7",
+                ],
+            )
+
+            self.assertIn(
+                "DEBUG    Looking up all photos and videos...",
+                self._caplog.text,
+            )
+            self.assertIn(
+                f"INFO     Downloading the first original photo or video to {data_dir} ...",
+                self._caplog.text,
+            )
+            self.assertIn(
+                f"DEBUG    Downloading {os.path.join(data_dir, os.path.normpath('1965/01/01/IMG_7409_QVk2Yyt.JPG'))}",
+                self._caplog.text,
+            )
+            self.assertIn("INFO     All photos have been downloaded", self._caplog.text)
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
     def test_missing_item_type_name_id7(self) -> None:
         base_dir = os.path.join(self.fixtures_path, inspect.stack()[0][3])