Organizing files in Finder window

I try to Clean up my photos in Finder window, and when i go to View --> Clean up by date created, it organizes them starting first with the newest ones. And I'd like to organize photos starting with the older ones first. Could you, please, help me on that. I've tried everything. Thanks you.

I sense that more information is required.
What is the source of these pictures, items imported from the internet, a camera, another computer?
Where do they currently reside? In a folder(s) or in iPhoto?
Is the date part of the title of the picture, or the date that you imported them in your MBP?
Ciao.
Addendum for eww; If you click on date modified twice, it inverts the dates, hence my suggestion.

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