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NutmegYankee

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23. Clothing styles had changed by the time of photography.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 12:07 AM

Feb 2022

The powdered wig and Culottes were going out of style by the late 1700s and virtually disappeared (replaced by trousers and normal hair) by the 1820s. James Monroe was the last US president to wear coat, waistcoat and breeches. Belt buckle shoes started going out of style in Jefferson's term, and he famously took the oath of office dressed in lace up brogans, giving them the nickname "Jeffersons."

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Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin, lived long enough to be photographed. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 OP

Cool haircut, dude! Stinky The Clown Feb 2022 #1

I often wonder what we would think of the revolutionary war with photography like the Civil War Walleye Feb 2022 #2

Ever see these photos before? Efilroft Sul Feb 2022 #4

Those are amazing! SoonerPride Feb 2022 #7

Wow, thanks. Never saw those, the men and clothing look fairly modern Walleye Feb 2022 #8

Clothing styles had changed by the time of photography. NutmegYankee Feb 2022 #23

Quite a lot to exceed the life expectancy of the times. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #14

Life expectancy once you made it to an adult was about the same as it is now. former9thward Feb 2022 #15

These guys were all over 100 Nevilledog Feb 2022 #16

Yes, I was posting about the average. former9thward Feb 2022 #17

As mentioned by another post, the maximum life span hasn't changed much. NutmegYankee Feb 2022 #24

Wow! Iggo Feb 2022 #26

He looks like Ebeneezer Scrooge! FakeNoose Feb 2022 #3

He's got a sparkle to him. alphafemale Feb 2022 #5

The pace of technological advances are incredible. Torchlight Feb 2022 #6

I must be pre-historic. I was in high school when LIW died. marybourg Feb 2022 #10

I suppose it's all relative: some days I feel like a youth, other days not so much. Torchlight Feb 2022 #11

A time traveller JHB Feb 2022 #9

The streets in my neighborhood are named for cabinet members Danmel Feb 2022 #12

There's a Gallatin Street in downtown Huntsville, AL, along with Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, etc. eppur_se_muova Feb 2022 #21

USPS issued a Gallatin stamp in the 1960s I think with a denomination of 1.25 cents bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #13

from U.S. Department of the Treasury online frogmarch Feb 2022 #18

John Quincy Adams was the first president to be photographed in 1843 Poiuyt Feb 2022 #19

It looks as if frogmarch Feb 2022 #20

Resembles Jamie Raskin. miyazaki Feb 2022 #22

The Founding Fathers and those folks in Gov. back then all looked like Berkeley Professors. LOL Quixote1818 Feb 2022 #25