My musings on American, African American, Southern, Civil War, Reconstruction, and Public History topics and books.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Bad Hair Day, or Just Bad Hair Style
Back on May 12, 2010, I posted some photos of some well known politicians of the mid-nineteenth century and their inability to tame their coifs in those particular photos. I ran across this one the other day and had to share it as well.
This is E.W. Morgan in 1859, who was the Kentucky Military Institute Superintendent and also professor of engineering and geology. He was a graduate of West Point.
I think I have to call this one a bad style instead of just a bad hair day. The under chin whiskers and sideburns complete the unique look.
Courtesy Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections
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