Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century

How rare it is to cultivate a fine mustache, but the cultivate two at the same time of the same high quality... Outstanding! 'Tis a pity...

Why is this fellow so disappointed? He has a lovely mustache and wife. Perhaps he is a sufferer of the dread neurasthenia . Too bad the unfo...

There is a sad touch of desperation in this poor man's look. Perhaps he knows he is the target of an imminent mustache-napping plot. Can...

An absolutely delightful mustache on this fine figure of a dandy. Thin and sharp--almost sharp enough to cut through the fog of history. And...

Regular readers of this poor journal will be familiar with my quirks and prejudices. I defend the mustache in all forms and the fine men and...

Perhaps a tad windblown, and perhaps a bit perturbed by the state it has left his hair in, but his mustache is as sturdy as the price of gol...

A mustache so full and boisterous, it completely consumes his upper and lower lips. Delightful.

Look upon it in all its bushy glory. More beautiful than a prarire sunrise and more pure than the cleanest mountain system. This was a must...

Years before Chester A. Arthur, this gentleman was, as the kids say, "rockin'" this fantastic faceshelf. Although his egregiou...

Despite being the victim of a crude forehead trepanation , this laconic gentleman still finds the will to maintain a fine mustache.

...and yet still must lean on the mustachioed for support. So typical for those hapless in their liphairlessness.

I do believe that being surrounded in world filled with inferior mustaches has driven his poor fellow quite mad. If most gentlemen had the l...

While I have spoken before of the dread Acute Follicular Seizure , until now I have not been able to present photographic testament of the r...

Matching hat to mustache is a sartorial computation that this gentleman has solved quite well.

The win, place and show resultants from the Mid-Atlantic Inventors Fair and Mustache Cultivation Championships of 1871. While history lauds ...

Having your photograph taken in the mid-Nineteenth Century was no mere trifle. It was a not inconsiderable expense, even by the time of the...

A slovenly display of the tintypist's art. Shameful that this gentleman's compact mustache be given such short shrift.

It looks like someone has been spending too much time at the local somnambulist outfitters. I hope he does not shave off his mustache in a f...

Mustaches are like salads, usually best when simply dressed. But sometimes crushed velvet, tights and a commanding hat are the only appropri...

Loyal Reader Kate T. has alerted me to a valuable mustache resource. As reported by the indispensable Indicommons , a "Great Mustaches ...

A fine and thick mustache that saw this gentleman's upper lip through many a harsh Missouri winter. A mustache that struck West, and sur...

A jaunty hat, a fine mustache, and an impressive gold watchchain were not enough to keep this poor gentleman's tintype from being attack...

A younger image than usual of the of the man who lent his name to the sideburn, Ambrose Burnside . Darker and shorter than the classic face-...

What horrors those blank eyes have seen. And with Valentine's Day right 'round the corner!

His jaunty bouffant and rapscallion tie reveal him to be a man of a terpsichorean bent. The streamlined mustache supports this conclusion wo...

If You've Only Got A Moustache Stephen Foster (1864) Oh! all of you poor single men, Don't ever give up in despair, For there's ...

While a fine mustache is a boon to any relationship, look hither at the bearded marriage. His deep despair. Her dead eyes and forced smiled....

This gentleman decided to memorialize his mustache with an opaque glass ambrotype . A bold choice considering the amount of fine detail that...

Devoted Reader Alice W. points us to this discussion of the bold mustaches that have have been chosen to lead our country out of these dark ...

A little examined chapter of the life if our Last Mustachioed President, William Howard Taft, is the turbulent years before he could grow a...