- Photo Collection
- Photographs of Men 1850s & 1860s.
- Photographs of Men 1870s & 1880s.
- Photographs of Men from the Turn of the 20th Century
- Photographs of Men from the teens and 1920s.
- Slideshow of Historical Images of Men
- Slideshow of Historical Images of Women - Bustle Era
- Slideshow of Historical Images of Women - Hoop Era
A Full Beard
This man has the full beard and long hair that was fashionable in the later 1850s and the 1860s.
The mid 19th Century was the golden age of whiskers for men. At no other time in history was there such an amazing variety of facial hair, ranging from this simple beard, to elaborate combinations of beards, mustaches and mutton chops.
By the 1870s, facial hair starts a slow retreat so that by the end of the century, it is, with the exception of some interesting mustaches, just something you see on older men or Bohemian non-conformists.