Highlights from my collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century photographs (cabinet photographs, cartes de visite (cdvs), albumen prints, real photographic postcards) of men with moustaches (or mustaches, depending on which side of the pond you hail from). We travel the world gleaning bits of information whilst admiring the expertly twirled moustaches on display.

Thursday 14th Movember: Slovakia

In 1903, when this wonderful photograph was taken, Slovakia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and Postyen was the Hungarian name for what is now Piest'any, the biggest and best Spa town in Slovakia. Its visitors have included Beethoven and a series of various European monarchs.

Here we have Oberlieutenant Faby, Lieutenant Vogel, Lieutenant Hrusowsky and Oberlieutenant Pelz - or at least that's all I can make out pencilled on the back of the photograph. And out of all the thousands of cabinet photographs I have, this is one of the very best.

Large cabinet photograph. M Stern & Son. Postyen, Slovakia.






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