Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century

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Friday, October 1, 2010

The Twin Mustache

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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...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Mustache Sufferer

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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...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Desperate Mustache

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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...
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Dandy Mustache

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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...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Annals of Mustache Villainy

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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...
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Golden Locks, Golden Looks

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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...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Another Fine and Bushy Fellow

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A mustache so full and boisterous, it completely consumes his upper and lower lips. Delightful.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Wild Mustaches Cannot Be Broken

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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...
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Friday, January 15, 2010

The Early Faceshelf

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Years before Chester A. Arthur, this gentleman was, as the kids say, "rockin'" this fantastic faceshelf. Although his egregiou...
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Monday, December 7, 2009

The Mustache Against All Odds

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Despite being the victim of a crude forehead trepanation , this laconic gentleman still finds the will to maintain a fine mustache.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Mustacheless Stand

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...and yet still must lean on the mustachioed for support. So typical for those hapless in their liphairlessness.
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Monday, October 5, 2009

The Deep Wells

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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...
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Diseases of the Mustache: Acute Follicular Seizure

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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...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

The Haberdashery Imperative

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Matching hat to mustache is a sartorial computation that this gentleman has solved quite well.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

We Three Mustached Gentleman

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The win, place and show resultants from the Mid-Atlantic Inventors Fair and Mustache Cultivation Championships of 1871. While history lauds ...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

A Failure of the Tintypist's Art

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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...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The Blurry Mustache

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A slovenly display of the tintypist's art. Shameful that this gentleman's compact mustache be given such short shrift.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Drowsy Mustache

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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...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Jaunty and Rakish

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Mustaches are like salads, usually best when simply dressed. But sometimes crushed velvet, tights and a commanding hat are the only appropri...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Mustache Resource

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Loyal Reader Kate T. has alerted me to a valuable mustache resource. As reported by the indispensable Indicommons , a "Great Mustaches ...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The Rugged Mustache

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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...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Abused Tintype

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A jaunty hat, a fine mustache, and an impressive gold watchchain were not enough to keep this poor gentleman's tintype from being attack...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Mustaches of the Civil War

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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-...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

The Friday the 13th Mustache

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What horrors those blank eyes have seen. And with Valentine's Day right 'round the corner!
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Streamlined Mustache

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His jaunty bouffant and rapscallion tie reveal him to be a man of a terpsichorean bent. The streamlined mustache supports this conclusion wo...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

A Treasured Comment From A Treasured Commenter

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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 ...
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Friday, December 12, 2008

The Unhappy Marriage

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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....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The Soft-Focus Mustache

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This gentleman decided to memorialize his mustache with an opaque glass ambrotype . A bold choice considering the amount of fine detail that...
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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Desperate Times Call For Manly Mustaches

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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 ...
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William Howard Taft

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