“I think my Civil War girlfriend can beat up your daguerreotype boyfriend”

Explorations in “Historical Hotness” by Suzanne Fischer

"Mustaches are really hot right now.

Not modern mustaches—though handlebars seem to be making an ironic comeback—but the facial hair of the past.  Seeing through the facial hair to the faces, viewers move, perhaps, toward a more empathetic view of people of the past."

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http://ncphoffthewall.blogspot.com/2011/09/explorations-in-historical-hotness.html